Associations to the word «Shaping»

Wiktionary

SHAPING, noun. The action of the verb to shape.
SHAPING, noun. (psychology) A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour patterns in operant conditioning.
SHAPING, verb. Present participle of shape
SHAPING UP, verb. Present participle of shape up

Dictionary definition

SHAPING, noun. Any process serving to define the shape of something.
SHAPING, noun. The act of fabricating something in a particular shape.
SHAPING, adjective. Forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats