moving

B2
US /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #702

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion

    The kid laid their case of destitution in a very moving letter.

  2. 2
    adj

    in motion

    a constantly moving crowd

  3. 3
    adj

    used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion

    My ambition was to be in moving pictures.

  4. 4
    adj

    That moves or move.

    moving pictures

  5. 5
    adj

    Causing or evoking deep emotions.

    't was a moving letter, very moving!

  6. 6
    noun

    A causing of a movement

    The rats' movings are willed movements.

  7. 7
    verb

    present participle and gerund of move

  8. 8
    noun

    The relocation of goods when transferring one's household, business, etc., to another location

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · in motion under way
4 adj · that moves or move. afootanimateastircursorydynamicin motionmobilemovingon the moveon the wingunder sailunstill
5 adj · causing or evoking deep... affectingtouching
More arousingdisturbingdramaticeloquentemotionalemotiveexpressivegrippingheartbreakingheartrendingmeaningful
Opposites
nonarousingnondisturbingnonemotionalnonemotivenonexpressivenonmeaningfulnonpersuasivenonsignificantunaffectingunarousingundisturbinguneloquent
Word family
Derived forms earthmovingmovinglymovingnessneedle-movingnonmovingself-movingunmoving

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