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shifted the dial

shifted the dial is the simple past and past participle of shift the dial.

Meaning of shift the dial

Verb

shift the dial (third-person singular simple present shifts the dial, present participle shifting the dial, simple past and past participle shifted the dial)

  1. (idiomatic) To make a significant change or impact in a particular situation or context.
    • The influential speech by the politician aimed to shift the dial on public opinion regarding climate change.
    Synonyms:
    change the landscape

Questions about shifted the dial

What is shifted the dial the simple past and past participle of?
Shifted the dial is the simple past and past participle of shift the dial.

Words near shifted the dial in the dictionary

  1. shifted off
  2. shifted one's ground
  3. shifted out
  4. shifted the cut
  5. shifted the deckchairs on the Titanic
  6. shifted the dial
  7. shifted the goalposts
  8. shiftee
  9. shiftees
  10. shifter
  11. shifter cart

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shifted the dial (page history and authors); shift the dial (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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