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shifting

Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/

The English word “shifting” has 2 meanings listed here.

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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