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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky