Shifting

verb

  1. (sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.

    We'll have to shift these boxes to the downtown office.

  2. To change in form or character; swap.

  3. To change position.

    His political stance shifted daily.

Synonyms: reposition, interchange, swap, get rid of, remove, fondle, grope, hasten

noun

  1. A shift or change; a shifting movement.

  2. 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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