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Changing

Change \Change\ (ch[=a]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Changed (ch[=a]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. Changing.] [F. changer, fr. LL. cambiare, to exchange, barter, L. cambire. Cf. Cambial.]

  1. To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.

    Therefore will I change their glory into shame.
    --Hosea. iv. 7.

  2. To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation; to change one's intention.

    They that do change old love for new, Pray gods, they change for worse!
    --Peele.

  3. To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; -- followed by with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with another.

    Look upon those thousands with whom thou wouldst not, for any interest, change thy fortune and condition.
    --Jer. Taylor.

  4. Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a gold coin or a bank bill.

    He pulled out a thirty-pound note and bid me change it.
    --Goldsmith.

    To change a horse, or To change hand (Man.), to turn or bear the horse's head from one hand to the other, from the left to right, or from the right to the left.

    To change hands, to change owners.

    To change one's tune, to become less confident or boastful.

    To change step, to take a break in the regular succession of steps, in marching or walking, as by bringing the hollow of one foot against the heel of the other, and then stepping off with the foot which is in advance.

    Syn: To alter; vary; deviate; substitute; innovate; diversify; shift; veer; turn. See Alter.

Wiktionary
changing

n. change; alteration vb. (present participle of change English)

WordNet
changing

adj. marked by continuous change or effective action [syn: ever-changing]

Wikipedia
Changing (Sigma song)

"Changing" is a song by British record production duo Sigma. It was co-written by TMS, Wayne Hector and Ella Eyre. The song features English singer Paloma Faith, most associated with her pop and soul ballads.

"Changing" was released as the third single from their forthcoming debut album Life (2015) on 14 September 2014, reaching number one for one week, becoming Faith's first UK number-one single. An alternate version of the song appears on Faith's album A Perfect Contradiction: Outsiders' Edition.

Usage examples of "changing".

As Ananke’s words unravelled, telling Jalila of changings and swellings and growths she’d had never thought would really apply to her, and which these foetid lowlands really seemed to have brought closer, Jalila thought of the sound of the wind, tinkling through the crystal trees up on Tabuthal.