transmogrifying

verb

present participle of transmogrify
as in mutating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmogrifying
  1. mutating
  2. deforming
  3. distorting
  4. disfiguring
  5. redefining
  6. refashioning
  7. redesigning
  8. remodeling
Verb
  • Diversity and reinvention Just as American culture is continuously mutating, American music is constantly being reinvented.
    — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Definition of mutating
Verb
  • When oil wells are shut in, the pressure underground can become imbalanced, deforming the underlying structure.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Their atoms are held together by strong chemical bonds and arranged in a stable crystal structure that resists deforming, even at extreme temperatures.
    — Vitor Rielli, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of deforming
Verb
  • Weil writes of attention as a way of engaging with the world without the distorting lens of the ego.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • The orchid doubles in her view, the room around her distorting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of distorting
Verb
  • The flames claimed the girls as collateral, scarring both of them but disfiguring Anaia, who worked the hardest to save Ruby.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The disfiguring bulge in Dinah’s lower face went away.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Definition of disfiguring
Verb
  • Formerly known as Heeseung of ENHYPEN, EVAN is showing another side to himself as a solo artist, redefining his sound and stage presence.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Both the Eastern neighborhood and the Southern perimeter are redefining Europe, and not in ways Europeans anticipated or desired.
    — Galip Dalay, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of redefining
Verb
  • Kingsoft Cloud is refashioning itself into an artificial intelligence cloud player — a move that should drive its shares higher, according to Morgan Stanley.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • But weathering the tensions and refashioning the alliance for the future will require more than billion-dollar deals and verbal diplomacy.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026
Definition of refashioning
Verb
  • Organizations that design for minimum compliance in one jurisdiction will find themselves out of compliance in another, or redesigning under deadline pressure when requirements tighten again.
    — Gegham Azatyan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The plans call for transforming a pair of office buildings by adding more than a dozen stories atop one tower and redesigning another tower.
    — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of redesigning
Verb
  • Work ranged from repairing the roof and updating the heating and ventilation systems to remodeling the community workspaces and adding new study pods.
    — Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • During the transition period, all YMCA programs will continue while the church fundraises and plans remodeling.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
Definition of remodeling
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