metamorphosing
present participle ofmetamorphose
metamorphose
verb[I]
formaluk/ˌmet.əˈmɔː.fəʊz/us/ˌmet̬.əˈmɔːr.foʊz/tochangeinto acompletelydifferentformortype:
TheawkwardboyIknewhad metamorphosedintoatall,confidentman.
Synonyms
change(BECOME DIFFERENT)
transform
transmogrifyhumorous
turn(someone/something)intosomeone/something
Changing
- about-face
- about-turn
- alterable
- altered
- alternate
- chop
- commute
- modulation
- move on
- move the goalpostsidiom
- move with the timesidiom
- new
- pivot
- shakesomeoneup
- stead
- steep
- steepness
- sway
- switch up
- switcheroo
Examplesofmetamorphosing
metamorphosing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
But no matter the terminology, the novel's many "fibs" often end upmetamorphosinginto complex accounts of self and circumstance constituted from discrete but related elements of fact and invention.
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Terrace houses became much bigger in the nineteenth century and this made them infinitely flexible formetamorphosinginto all manner of subdivisions, original additions and adaptations.
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The system which we aremetamorphosingis largely a mediaeval one.
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Eventually they startmetamorphosinginto the adult form.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, they are capable ofmetamorphosinginto other creatures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As a teenager, she discovers her inborn mutant ability to shed her skin,metamorphosinginto a different composition beneath.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The planula larvae then drift with the currents for some time before settling onto the seabed andmetamorphosinginto new polyps.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This allows some clutches to remain stationary to that habitat, or allowing them to swim to a new habitat beforemetamorphosing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Fertilized eggs develop into free-swimming larvae that live in the water for around 90 days before settling andmetamorphosinginto juvenile seastars.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Uncoupling of related structural changes inmetamorphosingtorrentdwelling tadpoles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Tadpoles are 16 mm in length whenmetamorphosing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They go through several larval stages beforemetamorphosinginto postlarvae, at which stage they are 0.28- 0.39 long and resemble adults.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many freshwater species go further, with the veliger also remaining within the egg capsule, and only hatching aftermetamorphosinginto the adult form.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At higher elevations the larvae may overwinter, develop, and grow for an extra season beforemetamorphosing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some species spend considerable time searching for an ideal habitat beforemetamorphosing, but others may settle on the nearest suitable substrate.
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