shaping

fe’l verb

1. To create or make. Earth was shapen by God for God's folk.
2. To give something a shape and definition. Shape the dough into a pretzel.   For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl.
3. To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
4. (of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.

ot noun

1. The action of the verb to shape.
2. A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour patterns in operant conditioning.