| ADJECTIVE | all | shifting | continuously varying |
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| all | shifting, shifty | changing position or direction | |
| all | shifting, unfirm | (of soil) unstable | |
| NOUN | act | shifting, shift | the act of moving from one place to another |
| Sounds | shih'ftihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | continuously varying. | |
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| Example | "taffeta with shifting colors" | |
| Broader | variable | liable to or capable of change |
| Meaning | changing position or direction. | |
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| Synonym | shifty | |
| Broader | unsteady | subject to change or variation |
| Spanish | movedizo | |
| Meaning | (of soil) unstable. | |
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| Example | "shifting sands" | |
| Synonym | unfirm | |
| Broader | loose | not compact or dense in structure or arrangement |
| Meaning | The act of moving from one place to another. | |
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| Example | "his constant shifting disrupted the class" | |
| Synonym | shift | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move | The act of changing location from one place to another |
| Catalan | canvi, desplaçament, moviment | |
| Verbs | shift | change place or direction |
| shift | move very slightly | |
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