shifting

(noun) the act of moving from one place to another. Synonyms: shift. Example: "His constant shifting disrupted the class."

(verb) make a shift in or exchange of. Synonyms: switch, change over, shift. Example: "First joe led; then we switched."

(verb) change place or direction. Synonyms: shift, dislodge, reposition. Example: "Shift one's position."

(verb) move around. Synonyms: transfer, shift. Example: "Transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket."

(verb) move very slightly. Synonyms: stir, shift, budge, agitate. Example: "He shifted in his seat."

(verb) move from one setting or context to another. Synonyms: shift. Examples: "Shift the emphasis." "Shift one's attention."

(verb) change in quality. Synonyms: shift. Example: "His tone shifted."

(verb) move and exchange for another. Synonyms: shift. Example: "Shift the date for our class reunion."

(verb) move sideways or in an unsteady way. Synonyms: careen, wobble, shift, tilt. Example: "The ship careened out of control."

(verb) move abruptly. Synonyms: lurch, pitch, shift. Example: "The ship suddenly lurched to the left."

(verb) use a shift key on a keyboard. Synonyms: shift. Example: "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case."

(verb) change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change. Synonyms: shift. Example: "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted."

(verb) change gears. Synonyms: shift. Example: "You have to shift when you go down a steep hill."

(verb) lay aside, abandon, or leave for another. Synonyms: switch, shift, change. Examples: "Switch to a different brand of beer." "She switched psychiatrists." "The car changed lanes."

(adj) continuously varying. Example: "Taffeta with shifting colors."

(adj) changing position or direction. Synonyms: shifty. Examples: "He drifted into the shifting crowd." "Their nervous shifting glances." "Shifty winds."

(adj) (of soil) unstable. Synonyms: unfirm. Examples: "Shifting sands." "Unfirm earth."