# shifting

Pronunciation: say "SHIFT-ing" /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of shift. — present participle and gerund of shift
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of shift. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _Public opinion is shifting toward cleaner energy._
   - _Shifting between two jobs left her exhausted by the end of the week._

## Noun

2. A change or alteration, especially a movement from one position or arrangement to another.
   - Simple: A change or movement from one place or position to another.
   - _The constant shifting of the sands erased the trail by morning._
   - _A subtle shifting in his tone told her that something was wrong._
3. A syntactic process in which two or more constituents on the same side of their shared head exchange positions to produce a non-canonical order.
   - Simple: When two words or phrases on the same side of a main word swap places to make an unusual word order.
   - _Linguists noted the shifting that placed both objects after the adverb in that clause._
   - _In this pattern, shifting reorders the two complements that follow the verb._

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