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Shifting vs Shafting - What's the difference?

shifting | shafting |

As verbs the difference between shifting and shafting

is that shifting is present participle of lang=en while shafting is present participle of shaft.

As nouns the difference between shifting and shafting

is that shifting is a shift or change; a shifting movement while shafting is shafts collectively; a system of connected shafts for communicating motion.

shifting

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shift or change; a shifting movement.
  • * (Charles Lamb)
  • I remember the last time I saw Macbeth played, the discrepancy I felt at the changes of garment which he varied, the shiftings and reshiftings, like a Romish priest at mass.
  • * 1978 , Jack Vance, The View from Chickweed's Window
  • Then everyone moved at the same time — slight shiftings of the hands and feet, furtive easings of position.

    shafting

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (engineering) shafts collectively; a system of connected shafts for communicating motion