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Definitions for Shifting
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. shift, shiftingadjective

    the act of moving from one place to another

    "his constant shifting disrupted the class"

  2. shiftingadjective

    continuously varying

    "taffeta with shifting colors"

  3. shifting, shiftyadjective

    changing position or direction

    "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"; "shifty winds"

  4. shifting, unfirmadjective

    (of soil) unstable

    "shifting sands"; "unfirm earth"

Wiktionary

  1. shiftingnoun

    A shift; a shifting movement.

ChatGPT

  1. shifting

    Shifting, in a broad sense, refers to the act of moving or changing position, direction, place, or focus from one point to another. This term can be used in various contexts, including physics, mathematics, engineering, computing, sociology, and psychology, with specific meanings in each field. Shifting could also imply a change in perspective, response, or strategy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Shifting

    of Shift

  2. Shiftingadjective

    changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles

  3. Shiftingadjective

    adapted or used for shifting anything

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Shifting in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Shifting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Shifting in a Sentence

  1. Michael Strobaek:

    With this dawn of a new world order, investors should carefully choose their asset allocations, systematic and strong investment processes and due diligence procedures before investing will become even more crucial. Active investing will become more important given the potential for shifting economic, political and social developments in individual regions.

  2. Raj Dasgupta:

    Instead of waking and sleeping at times that are out of sync with your internal clock and shifting between two different sleep schedules( one for weekdays and one for weekends), try to maintain a healthy and consistent sleep schedule.

  3. Junichi Ishikawa:

    The only short-term lift the Aussie, kiwi and the Canadian dollar could receive are from participants shifting around their positions ahead of Friday's U.S. jobs data.

  4. Bill Baruch:

    We're starting to see a little of the premium come off from geopolitics, and the focus is shifting to inventories.

  5. Sharon Salzberg:

    Life is like and ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.

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  • The English word "shifting" can be translated to German as "Verschiebung" or "Änderung," depending on the context. If you have a specific context in mind, please provide more details for a more accurate translation.German
  • மாற்றுவதால்Tamil

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