See Also: shifting(1)(dictionary)
shifting(2)(dictionary)
shifting cultivation(medicine)
shifting dullness(medicine)
shifting pacemaker(medicine)
SHIFTING USE, estates(law)
Shifting Sands - Poker(gambling)

shifting(1) (iou)



shifting adjective. L15.
[formed as SHIFTING noun + -ING2.]
That shifts or changes position or direction; changeable in character. L15.
shifting agriculture = shifting cultivation below. shifting centre = METACENTRE. shifting cultivation any of several forms of agriculture in which an area of ground is cleared of vegetation and cultivated for a (usu. small) number of years and then abandoned for a new area. shifting keyboard a type of piano etc. keyboard moved by the soft pedal. shifting pedal the soft pedal of a piano etc. shifting spanner an adjustable spanner.
Sir W. Scott A whole parish was swallowed up by the shifting sands. W. McIlvanney His sons were supposed to grow up decent among the shifting values that surrounded them.
That uses shifts, tricks, or subterfuge; cunning; dishonest; shifty. L16.
shiftingly adverb L16.
shiftingness noun M19.