shunting noun3 •The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.Nine-car 800109 hit LNER 43300 Craigentinny during late-night shunting. — 2020 •The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them. •(UK) Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage. formsshuntings