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 shifting shifting /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/

adjective

  1. () Continuously varying  ( shifting )
    continuously varying
     Taffeta with shifting colors
    taffeta with shifting colors
  2. (of soil) unstable  ( shifting , unfirm )
    (of soil) unstable
     Shifting sands
    shifting sands
     Unfirm earth
    unfirm earth
  3. Changing position or direction  ( shifting , shifty )
    changing position or direction
     He drifted into the shifting crowd
    he drifted into the shifting crowd
     Their nervous shifting glances
    their nervous shifting glances
     Shifty winds
    shifty winds

noun

  1. The act of moving from one place to another  ( shifting , shift )
    the act of moving from one place to another
     His constant shifting disrupted the class
    his constant shifting disrupted the class