moving

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #702

Meanings

1

adj
Making you feel strong emotions, especially sadness or sympathy.

The child described her hardships in a very moving letter.
2

adj
Not still; changing position.

A constantly moving crowd filled the square.
3

verb
Present participle of move.

She is moving to a new city next week.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · making you feel strong... affecting touching

2 adj · not still; changing position. in motion

More arousing disturbing dramatic eloquent emotional emotive expressive gripping heartbreaking heartrending meaningful

Opposites

nonarousingnondisturbingnonemotionalnonemotivenonexpressivenonmeaningfulnonpersuasivenonsignificantunaffectingunarousingundisturbinguneloquent

Word family

Derived forms earthmovingmovinglymovingnessneedle-movingnonmovingself-movingunmoving

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Phrases (2)

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Idioms (1)

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moving target
a goal or requirement that keeps changing while you try to hit it

Proverbs (1)

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A moving target is hard to hit

Topics

Describing Qualities

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