transforming

verb

present participle of transform
as in converting
to change in form, appearance, or use by clicking a few buttons, this toy car can be transformed into a robot

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Recent Examples of transforming Inspired by Tintoretto’s Mercury and the Graces, Chan reimagines the Three Graces as abstract forms while transforming Mercury into planetary and sculptural imagery. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Across the country, camp fees have risen sharply, transforming what was once a middle-class rite of passage into a major household expense. — Melissa Petro, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026 Like other transforming bathrooms, the Habiton X's bathroom finds a compromise between wet and dry configurations by using a slide-away toilet and foldaway sink to free up the shower space. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026 Scott Mellin, was credited with transforming Salomon from a niche French outdoor performance label to the billion-dollar streetwear brand Rihanna wore for the 2023 Super Bowl halftime stage. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Try a trend-forward pair of glove flats to give your look an elevated boost, transforming your slouchy bottoms from low-key to downtown chic. — India Roby, Glamour, 15 July 2026 What’s far more eloquent is the episode with the witch Circe (a terrific Samantha Morton), whose habit of tricking and transforming men into animals is rendered in evocatively physical, body-horror-esque imagery. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026 This is a house that has always challenged convention, transforming bold ideas into creations that have shaped fashion history. — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 14 July 2026 At their Czech–Indian wedding, Jacob and Mia’s tradition-hungry guests unexpectedly begin transforming into flesh-eating monsters. — John Hopewell, Variety, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transforming
  1. converting
  2. remodeling
  3. transmuting
  4. metamorphosing
  5. transfiguring
Verb
  • The Atlanta City Council voted 11-1 to direct the Department of Aviation to commission a study to look at the possibility of converting to the private security model, Fox 5 Atlanta reported in May.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • The instinct most change-makers follow is to spend their energy converting the hostile 10%.
    — Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of converting
Verb
  • The Fox was taken over by a consortium of filmmakers led by Jason Reitman, who is working on remodeling the venue and has opened it to screenings this summer in advance of the remodeling as the Director’s Village.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • American is now remodeling cabins across the fleet and taking deliveries of new planes with interiors that feature new amenities and more premium seats.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026
Definition of remodeling
Verb
  • That bite and raw intensity produce some of the album’s standout moments, transmuting jungle’s physicality across a wide emotional range with poetic verve and Nia’s woody, vulnerable, yet strident timbre.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
  • Afterwards, group members went on to form several other hugely meaningful outfits such as Slint, Gastr Del Sol, Bastro, Papa M and the For Carnation, transmuting Squirrel Bait’s Reagan-era aggression into more esoteric, impossible-to-classify sonic explorations.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 25 June 2026
Definition of transmuting
Verb
  • For decades, biologists thought that early tetrapods, ancient vertebrates that started conquering the land over 300 million years ago, developed like modern amphibians—beginning their lives as purely aquatic tadpoles and then metamorphosing into terrestrial adults.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026
  • This office has been metamorphosing over time.
    — Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of metamorphosing
Verb
  • And as our correspondence has moved largely online – transfiguring into WhatsApp messages, video calls, or just an exchange of memes – our communication and language have changed accordingly.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Definition of transfiguring

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