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shifts the dial

shifts the dial is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 shifts the dial

What is shifts the dial the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shifts the dial is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shift the dial.

Words near shifts the dial in the dictionary

  1. shifts off
  2. shifts one's ground
  3. shifts out
  4. shifts the cut
  5. shifts the deckchairs on the Titanic
  6. shifts the dial
  7. shifts the goalposts
  8. shiftwork
  9. shiftworker
  10. shiftworkers
  11. shiftworking

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