Meanings
verbshift about (third-person singular simple present shifts about, present participle shifting about, simple past and past participle shifted about)
present singular third person shifts about · participle present shifting about · participle past shifted about · past shifted about
- intransitiveTo vacillate.
- datedintransitiveTo turn round entirely to the opposite point.
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shift about. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20about
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“shift about.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20about. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shift about,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20about.
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