morphing

[mawr-fing]

noun

1. the smooth transformation of one image into another by computer, as in a motion picture.

morphing

/ ˈmɔːfɪŋ /

noun

1. a computer technique used for graphics and in films, in which one image is gradually transformed into another image without individual changes being noticeable in the process

Word History and Origins

Origin of morphing¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Word History and Origins

Origin of morphing¹

C20: from _{metamorphosis}

Example Sentences

Fish and chip shops are fast morphing into general takeaways just to stay afloat due to a perfect storm of changing tastes and spiralling costs, an official trade body has warned.

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What stays with me from that afternoon is the deafening noise that seemed to fill every corner of Pasadena before morphing into arguably the loudest Eight Clap in Bruins history.

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“Las Vegas never sits still,” Ralenkotter told the Las Vegas Weekly—the city kept stretching and morphing.

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The ongoing government shutdown, once widely viewed as a two- or three-week affair, is morphing into a Washington debacle that easily could extend into November.

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In a now deleted social media post, Jim O'Neill, who leads the Reform group on Blackpool Council, said the party "may be morphing into something I didn't sign up for".

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Related Words

• alter 
• modify 
• transform