moving

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuːvɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -uːvɪŋ
• Hyphenation: mov‧ing

moving (comparative more moving, superlative most moving)

1. (not comparable) That moves or move.

   Synonyms: dynamic, mobile; see also Thesaurus:in motion

   Antonym: (moving object) stationary

   moving pictures

2. Causing or evoking deep emotions.

   Synonyms: affecting, touching; see also Thesaurus:moving

   • 1813, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Remorse:

     't was a moving letter, very moving!

   • 1960 May, “Evening Star”, in Railway Magazine, page 307:

     The last steam locomotive to be built by British Railways, No. 92220, a class "9F" 2-10-0, was named Evening Star at Swindon Works on March 18. […] Mr. R. F. Hanks, Chairman of the Western Area Board, British Transport Commission, who presided, said that it was a moving occasion, but also a very proud day for Swindon.

moving

1. present participle and gerund of move

moving (countable and uncountable, plural movings)

1. (uncountable) The relocation of goods when transferring one's household, business, etc., to another location
2. (countable) A causing of a movement

   The rats' movings are willed movements.

• earth moving