shaping (up) (Meaning)
shaping (up)
a system of hiring workers and especially longshoremen by the day or shift by having applicants gather for each day's selection, to improve to a good condition or standard, to bring to a good or acceptable condition or standard of behavior, an instance of such hiring practice, to improve to a good or acceptable condition or standard of behavior
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shaping (up) Sentence Examples
- The clouds were shaping up into an ominous storm system.
- The negotiations were shaping up to be more difficult than anticipated.
- The prospects for the project were shaping up well.
- The young actor's performance was shaping up to be exceptional.
- The weather patterns were shaping up to produce a mild winter.
- The evidence was shaping up to support the prosecutor's case.
- The lawsuit was shaping up to be a protracted and complex affair.
- The outcome of the election was shaping up to be uncertain.
- The recession was shaping up to inflict severe damage on the economy.
- The company's profits were shaping up to exceed expectations.
FAQs About the word shaping (up)
a system of hiring workers and especially longshoremen by the day or shift by having applicants gather for each day's selection, to improve to a good condition
forming, connecting, solidifying, joining, linking (up),crystallizing, crystalizing, jelling, coupling, fusing
decaying,breaking down,, disintegrating,decomposing
The clouds were shaping up into an ominous storm system.
The negotiations were shaping up to be more difficult than anticipated.
The prospects for the project were shaping up well.
The young actor's performance was shaping up to be exceptional.
