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Meaning of 'moving' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Moving [ a.]
- Changing place or posture; causing motion or action; as, a moving car, or power.
- Exciting movement of the mind; adapted to move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; as, a moving appeal.
2 . Moving [ n.]
- The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or place of business.
3 . Moving [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Move

Meaning of 'moving' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . moving [ a]
Meaning (1):
- in motion
Example in sentence:
  • a constantly moving crowd;
  • the moving parts of the machine
Meaning (2):
- used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion
Example in sentence:
  • Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or `the movies'
Meaning (3):
- arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion
Example in sentence:
  • she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter

Nearby Words:

movability movable movableness movables movably move moved moveless movement movent

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