'Moving' definitions:
Definition of 'moving'
From: WordNet
adjective
In motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine" [ant: nonmoving, unmoving]
adjective
Arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne [ant: unmoving]
adjective
Used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion; "Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or `the movies'" [ant: still]
Definition of 'Moving'
From: GCIDE
- Move \Move\ (m[=oo]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moved (m[=oo]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Moving.] [OE. moven, OF. moveir, F. mouvoir, L. movere; cf. Gr. 'amei`bein to change, exchange, go in or out, quit, Skr. m[imac]v, p. p. m[=u]ta, to move, push. Cf. Emotion, Mew to molt, Mob, Mutable, Mutiny.]
- 1. To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a carriage. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another on a playing board, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence. [1913 Webster]
- Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold. --Knolles. [1913 Webster]
- No female arts his mind could move. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them. --Matt. ix. 36. [1913 Webster]
- [The use of images] in orations and poetry is to move pity or terror. --Felton. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn. [1913 Webster]
- Let me but move one question to your daughter. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline war upon particular respects. --Hayward. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To apply to, as for aid. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To stir; agitate; trouble; affect; persuade; influence; actuate; impel; rouse; prompt; instigate; incite; induce; incline; propose; offer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Moving'
From: GCIDE
- Moving \Mov"ing\, a.
- 1. Changing place or posture; causing motion or action; as, a moving car, or power. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Exciting movement of the mind or feelings; adapted to move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; as, a moving appeal. [1913 Webster]
- I sang an old moving story. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
- Moving force (Mech.), a force that accelerates, retards, or deflects the motion of a body.
- Moving plant (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Desmodium gyrans}); -- so called because its leaflets have a distinct automatic motion. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Moving'
From: GCIDE
- Moving \Mov"ing\, n. The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or place of business. [1913 Webster]
- Moving day, a day when one moves; esp., a day when a large number of tenants change their dwelling place. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'moving'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- active,
- activity,
- actuating,
- actuation,
- advancing,
- affecting,
- affective,
- afflictive,
- agitating,
- ambulant,
- ambulative,
- ambulatory,
- amotion,
- animating,
- animation,
- arousing,
- awakening,
- bitter,
- bleak,
- breathless,
- breathtaking,
- causal,
- causative,
- charged,
- cheerless,
- circuit-riding,
- cliff-hanging,
- comfortless,
- commutation,
- compelling,
- course,
- crossing,
- delocalization,
- deplorable,
- depressing,
- depressive,
- dignified,
- direction,
- directive,
- discomforting,
- dismal,
- dismaying,
- displacement,
- disquieting,
- distracting,
- distressful,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- doleful,
- dolorific,
- dolorogenic,
- dolorous,
- dreary,
- driving,
- dynamics,
- effective,
- electric,
- elevated,
- eloquent,
- emotional,
- emotive,
- exciting,
- exhilarating,
- expeditionary,
- expressive,
- facund,
- forward,
- forward-looking,
- galvanic,
- globe-girdling,
- globe-trotting,
- go-ahead,
- going,
- grand,
- grave,
- grievous,
- gripping,
- heady,
- heart-expanding,
- heart-stirring,
- heart-swelling,
- heart-thrilling,
- heartrending,
- impellent,
- impelling,
- impressive,
- impulsive,
- in motion,
- inducive,
- inflammatory,
- influence,
- inner-direction,
- inspirational,
- inspiring,
- intoxicating,
- itinerant,
- itinerary,
- jarring,
- jolting,
- journeying,
- joyless,
- kinematics,
- kinesipathy,
- kinesis,
- kinesitherapy,
- kinetics,
- lamentable,
- locomotion,
- locomotive,
- lofty,
- maddening,
- majestic,
- meaningful,
- mind-blowing,
- mobile,
- mobilization,
- motile,
- motion,
- motivating,
- motivation,
- motivational,
- motive,
- motor,
- mournful,
- move,
- movement,
- mundivagant,
- noble,
- on the move,
- on tour,
- oncoming,
- ongoing,
- onward,
- operating,
- other-direction,
- overcoming,
- overmastering,
- overpowering,
- overwhelming,
- painful,
- passage,
- passing,
- pathetic,
- pedestrian,
- perambulating,
- perambulatory,
- peregrinative,
- peregrine,
- peripatetic,
- persuasive,
- perturbing,
- pilgrimlike,
- piquant,
- piteous,
- pitiable,
- pitiful,
- poignant,
- pregnant,
- pressing,
- proceeding,
- progress,
- progressing,
- progressive,
- prompting,
- propellant,
- propelling,
- provocative,
- provoking,
- pulsive,
- quickening,
- rallying,
- ravishing,
- regrettable,
- relocation,
- remotion,
- removal,
- removement,
- restlessness,
- rousing,
- rueful,
- running,
- sad,
- saddening,
- sententious,
- serious,
- sharp,
- shift,
- significant,
- solemn,
- sore,
- sorrowful,
- soul-stirring,
- spirit-stirring,
- stately,
- stimulating,
- stimulation,
- stimulative,
- stir,
- stirring,
- striking,
- strolling,
- sublime,
- suspenseful,
- suspensive,
- tantalizing,
- telling,
- thrilling,
- thrilly,
- thrusting,
- touching,
- touring,
- tourism,
- touristic,
- touristry,
- touristy,
- traject,
- trajet,
- transit,
- transitional,
- travel,
- traveling,
- trekking,
- troubling,
- uncomfortable,
- unfixed,
- unrest,
- unsettling,
- unstable,
- unsteadfast,
- unsteady,
- upsetting,
- urgent,
- velocity,
- walking,
- wayfaring,
- weighty,
- woebegone,
- woeful,
- working,
- wretched
Words containing 'Moving'
- Move,
- Moved,
- Movingly,
- To be on the move,
- move in,
- move in on,
- move into,
- move on,
- move out,
- move over,
- move through,
- move up,
- moving in,
- on the move,
- Moving day,
- Moving force,
- Moving picture,
- Moving plant,
- To make a move,
- To move against time,
- chess move,
- false move,
- first move,
- get moving,
- move around,
- move away,
- move back,
- move involuntarily,
- move reflexively,
- moving company,
- moving expense,
- moving ridge,
- moving spirit,
- moving staircase,
- moving stairway,
- moving van,
- opening move,
- Self-moved,
- Self-moving,
- forward-moving,
- inward-moving,
- move back and forth,
- outward-moving,
- slow-moving,
- moving-coil galvanometer,
- moving-picture show