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morphing

morphing is the present participle and gerund of morph.

Meaning of morph

Verb

morph (third-person singular simple present morphs, present participle morphing, simple past and past participle morphed)

  1. (ambitransitive, colloquial) To change shape, from one form to another, through computer animation.
  2. To shapeshift.
    • Meta leapt forward. In midair his lower half morphed, and suddenly he was one-half humanoid, one-half coiled spring.1993, Peter David, The Siege
  3. (broadly) To undergo dramatic change in a seamless and barely noticeable fashion.
    • By the time politicians in several cities backed down on Tuesday and announced that they would cut or consider reducing fares, the demonstrations had already morphed into a more sweeping social protest, with marchers waving banners carrying slogans like “The people have awakened.”June 18 2013, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Jun 2013

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Noun

morphing (plural morphings)

  1. The smooth transformation of one image into another using digital tweening.

Forms of morphing

pluralmorphings

Words formed from morphing

Questions about morphing

What does morphing mean?
Morphing means the smooth transformation of one image into another using digital tweening.
What is morphing the present participle and gerund of?
Morphing is the present participle and gerund of morph.
What part of speech is morphing?
Morphing is a noun.
What is the plural of morphing?
The plural of morphing is morphings.

Words near morphing in the dictionary

  1. morphined
  2. morphinelike
  3. morphinergic
  4. morphines
  5. morphineuse
  6. morphing
  7. morphings
  8. morphinic
  9. morphinism
  10. morphinist
  11. morphinists

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