morphing

American  

[mawr-fing] / ˈmɔr fɪŋ /

noun

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

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morphing British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of morphing

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Come to think of it, thoughts are perhaps not unlike a murmuration of starlings, flitting and swooping and morphing with seemingly serendipitous activation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Instead, EchoStar is morphing into a wireless spectrum—the range of frequencies over which wireless data travel—and investment holding vehicle.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Some analysts even wonder if the economy is morphing into a so-called jobless expansion — in other words, an economy that is growing but adding very few, if any, net jobs.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 20, 2025

It continues morphing as our cultural ideals change, and I actually interpret the golden dream differently than Didion presents it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

As strange as it seemed, the word felt natural on his lips, like he was already morphing into a Glader.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

Related Words

• alter
• modify
• transform