shifting meaning and definition

SHIFTING noun

Definition of shifting (noun)

1. the act of moving from one place to another
   • "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
   • synonyms: shift

SHIFTING adjective

Definition of shifting (adjective)

1. continuously varying
   • "taffeta with shifting colors"
2. changing position or direction
   • "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"; "shifty winds"
   • synonyms: shifty
3. (of soil) unstable
   • "shifting sands"; "unfirm earth"
   • synonyms: unfirm