shift vs shifting

shifting vs shift

shift and shifting both are nouns.

shift is not an adjective while shifting is an adjective.

shift is a verb but shifting is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shift	Yes	No	Yes	No
shifting	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, shift and shifting are synonyms defined as:

shift and shifting: the act of moving from one place to another

shift (noun)	shifting (noun)
the act of moving from one place to another	the act of moving from one place to another
the act of changing one thing or position for another
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
a qualitative change
a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
the time period during which you are at work

shift (adjective)	shifting (adjective)
	(of soil) unstable
	changing position or direction
	continuously varying

shift (verb)	shifting (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of
move and exchange for another
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
move from one setting or context to another
change in quality
change gears
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
use a shift key on a keyboard
change place or direction
move very slightly
move around
move abruptly
move sideways or in an unsteady way

Difference between shift and shifting

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