Definitions for: Shifting

[n] the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
[adj] (of soil) unstable; "shifting sands"; "unfirm earth"
[adj] continuously moving or changing from position or direction; "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"
[adj] continuously varying; "taffeta with shifting colors"

Webster (1913) Definition: Shift"ing, a.
1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying;
variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or
principles.

2. Adapted or used for shifting anything.

Shifting backstays (Naut.), temporary stays that have to be
let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes.

Shifting ballast, ballast which may be moved from one side
of a vessel to another as safety requires.

Shifting center. See Metacenter.

Shifting locomotive. See Switching engine, under
Switch.

Synonyms: loose, moving, shift, unfirm, variable

See Also: motion, move, movement

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