shifting /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/ noun2 •A shift or change; a shifting movement.I remember the last time I saw Macbeth played, the discrepancy I felt at the changes of garment which he varied, the shiftings and reshiftings, like a Romish priest at mass. — 1811 •The phenomenon by which two or more constituents appearing on the same side of their common head exchange positions to obtain non-canonical order. formsshiftings
