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English adjective: shifting | |||
| 1. | shifting continuously varying | ||
| Samples | Taffeta with shifting colors. | ||
| Similar | variable | ||
| Antonyms | invariable | ||
| 2. | shifting changing position or direction | ||
| Samples | He drifted into the shifting crowd. Their nervous shifting glances. Shifty winds. | ||
| Synonyms | shifty | ||
| Similar | unsteady | ||
| Antonyms | steady | ||
| 3. | shifting (of soil) unstable | ||
| Samples | Shifting sands. Unfirm earth. | ||
| Synonyms | unfirm | ||
| Similar | loose | ||
| Antonyms | compact | ||
English noun: shifting | |||
| 1. | shifting (act) the act of moving from one place to another | ||
| Samples | His constant shifting disrupted the class. | ||
| Synonyms | shift | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, move, movement | ||
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