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shifting the goalposts

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

Meaning of shift the goalposts

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of move the goalposts.

Questions about shifting the goalposts

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

Words near shifting the goalposts in the dictionary

  1. shifting spanner
  2. shifting spanners
  3. shifting the cut
  4. shifting the deckchairs on the Titanic
  5. shifting the dial
  6. shifting the goalposts
  7. shiftingly
  8. shiftingness
  9. shiftings
  10. shiftless
  11. shiftlessly

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