Shaping has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Culture plays a dynamic role in shaping an individual's character, attitude, and outlook on life. | |
| 2. | Glittering castles in Spain were shaping themselves out of the mists and rainbows of her lively fancy. | |
| 3. | 2004 was shaping up to be the best year of Fadil's life. | |
| 4. | Some rich young men of Methymna, having formed a pleasure-party for the vintage-season, had embarked in a small vessel, employing their servants as rowers and shaping their course towards the fields of Mitylene, which lie near the sea-shore. |