shapeshifting

American  

[shayp-shift-ing] / ˈʃeɪpˌʃɪft ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of changing into a different physical form by means of magic or supernatural power, as in fantasy fiction or some mythologies.

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adjective

1. relating to, used in, or engaging in acts of changing into different physical forms by means of magic or supernatural power, as in fantasy fiction or some mythologies.

Other Word Forms

• shapeshifter
  noun

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Example Sentences

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shapeshifting

In a shapeshifting region where traditions are seldom archived on paper, the women "carry the living memory of Saharan societies through their songs, their stories, their hands that weave, shape, cook and educate."

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

In “Saatapiaq,” by Terrie Kusugak, a man tries to escape his fate by outsmarting an ijiraq, a shapeshifting creature from Inuit lore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

“Fight shapeshifting monsters, upgrade, die, repeat — and grow stronger each time,” is the tagline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025

In 2016, actor Samuel L. Jackson became the first Black person to play a lead in a Burton film when he was cast as the shapeshifting Mr. Barron in "Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children."

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2024

Tyrion said impatiently "Blood- spells, curses, shapeshifting, those sorts of things?"

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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