shifting
shifting is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, shifting is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofshifting
- (sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
Example: "We'll have to shift these boxes to the downtown office."
- To change in form or character; swap.
- To change position.
Example: "His political stance shifted daily."
- To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.
Synonyms: move
Example: "We are shifting to America next month."
- To change (clothes, especially underwear).
- To change (someone's) clothes; sometimes specifically, to change underwear.
- To change gears (in a car).
Example: "I crested the hill and shifted into fifth."
- (typewriters) To move the keys of a typewriter over in order to type capital letters and special characters.
- (computer keyboards) To switch to a character entry mode for capital letters and special characters.
- To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare rotate.
Example: "Shifting 1001 to the left yields 10010; shifting it right yields 100."
- To remove the first value from an array.
- To dispose of.
Example: "How can I shift a grass stain?"
- To hurry.
Example: "If you shift, you might make the 2:19."
- To engage in sexual petting.
- To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.
- To practice indirect or evasive methods.
- In violin-playing, to move the left hand from its original position next to the nut.
- A shift or change; a shifting movement.
- The phenomenon by which two or more constituents appearing on the same side of their common head exchange positions to obtain non-canonical order.
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