shift
verb (used with object)
to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange.
shifting
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present participleof shift.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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As they scatter, regroup and break off again, the work never stops, even when sources don’t want to trust them, the ground under their feet keeps shifting and the cloud over their homeland gets darker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
What set this game apart was its sweeping story, shifting between Link's childhood and adulthood.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
They expect the regional lender to report a modest earnings improvement over the second half of its last fiscal year, but say focus is shifting to the current reporting period, which began Sept. 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The money going into Treasurys is being funded in part by closing out a long-held overweight posture in U.S. equities and shifting to neutral “to manage potential volatility around the AI build-out.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
I try reason: “You’re forgetting wind, Dylan. Look, the smoke is shifting, getting darker.”
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
