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shifting
verb
(sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
"We'll have to shift these boxes to the downtown office."
To change in form or character; swap.
To change position.
"His political stance shifted daily."
Antonymsunshift
noun
A shift or change; a shifting movement.
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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