shaping
verb
Definitions
To create or make.
Example: Earth was shapen by God for God's folk.
To give something a shape and definition.
Example: Shape the dough into a pretzel. For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl.
To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
(of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.
noun
Definitions
The action of the verb to shape.
A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour patterns in operant conditioning.