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shifting about

shifting about is the present participle and gerund of shift about.

Meaning of shift about

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To vacillate.
  2. (dated, intransitive) To turn round entirely to the opposite point.

Questions about shifting about

What is shifting about the present participle and gerund of?
Shifting about is the present participle and gerund of shift about.

Words near shifting about in the dictionary

  1. shiftily
  2. shiftin'
  3. shiftiness
  4. shiftinesses
  5. shifting
  6. shifting about
  7. shifting baseline syndrome
  8. shifting cultivation
  9. shifting executory interest
  10. shifting executory interests
  11. shifting gears

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