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Changing

/ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

To become something different.

📖 Definitions of "Changing"

verb
  1. 1

    To become something different.

    "The tadpole changed into a frog.   Stock prices are constantly changing."

  2. 2

    To make something into something else.

    "The fairy changed the frog into a prince.   I had to change the wording of the ad so it would fit."

  3. 3

    To replace.

    "Ask the janitor to come and change the lightbulb.   After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt."

  4. 4

    To replace one's clothing.

    "You can't go into the dressing room while she's changing.   The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started."

noun
  1. 1

    Change; alteration.

    "{{quote-book|en|author=George Fox|year=1654|title=epistle LXXVI|passage=And stand steadfast in the unchangeable life and seed of God, which was before changings and alterings were; and which will remain when they all are gone."

🔄 Synonyms of "Changing"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
dynamicnounChanging; active; in motion.
ever-changingAlternative form of everchanging. [Frequently or constantly changing.]
dynamicaldynamic

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Changing"

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WordDefinition
ever-changingAlternative form of everchanging. [Frequently or constantly changing.]
dynamicnounChanging; active; in motion.
dynamicaldynamic
alteringnounalteration
alterationnounThe act of altering or making different.
alterverb(ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.
modifiednounchanged; altered
changeableCapable of being changed.
transitionverbThe process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
changeovernounA conversion or transition from one thing to another.
transformationnounThe act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
transformverb(transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
amendedThat has been modified from a previous form.
conversionnounThe act of converting something or someone.
transformingnountransformation
adjustverb(transitive) To modify.
adjustingnounAdjustment.
vicissitudinousCharacterized by or filled with vicissitudes.
varyverb(intransitive) Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
variationnounThe act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.

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