Definition: the act of moving from one place to another
Usage: his constant shifting disrupted the class
Similar words: motion, move, movement
Definition: the act of changing location from one place to another
Usage: police controlled the motion of the crowd; the movement of people from the farms to the cities; his move put him directly in my path
Definition: (of soil) unstable
Usage: shifting sands; unfirm earth
Definition: changing position or direction
Usage: he drifted into the shifting crowd; their nervous shifting glances; shifty winds
Similar words: unsteady
Definition: subject to change or variation
Usage: her unsteady walk; his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine; an unsteady voice
Synonyms: shifting
Definition: continuously varying
Usage: taffeta with shifting colors
Similar words: variable
Definition: liable to or capable of change
Usage: rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable; variable winds; variable expenses