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- Dictionaryshifting/ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. changing, especially unpredictably: "diverse districts with shifting demographics"
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(Definition of shifting from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) shifting | Business English. adjective [ before noun ] uk / ˈʃɪftɪŋ / us. Add to word list. changing all the time: Our marketing needs to keep up with shifting consumer profiles.
1. : to exchange for or replace by another : change. 2. a. : to change the place, position, or direction of : move. b. : to make a change in (place) 3. : to change phonetically. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to change place or position. b. : to change direction. the wind shifted.
The word shifting describes something that is taking a new direction either physically or in thought. If you’ve recently decided that the earth may be round, you are shifting from a flat-Earth viewpoint to a round-Earth one.
to ( cause something or someone to) move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly: shift from something to something She shifted (her weight) uneasily from one foot to the other. shift (to) The wind is expected to shift (to the east) tomorrow. C1 [ I ] (of an idea, opinion, etc.) to change:
n. 1. A change from one person or configuration to another; a substitution. 2. a. A group of workers that relieve another on a regular schedule. b.
Shifting is used to describe something which is made up of parts that are continuously moving and changing position in relation to other parts.
a change or transfer from one place, position, direction, person, etc., to another. a shift in the wind. 14. a person's scheduled period of work, esp. the portion of the day scheduled as a day's work when a shop, service, office, or industry operates continuously during both the day and night.
