moving

American  

[moo-ving] / ˈmu vɪŋ /

adjective

1. capable of or having movement.

   a moving object.

2. causing or producing motion.

3. involved in changing the location of possessions, a residence, office, etc..

   moving expenses.

4. involving a motor vehicle in motion.

5. actuating, instigating, or impelling.

   the moving spirit behind the party.

6. stirring or evoking strong feelings or emotions, especially touchingly or pathetically.

   a moving story.

   Synonyms:

   poignant, pathetic, pathetic, affecting, touching

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moving British  

/ ˈmuːvɪŋ /

adjective

1. arousing or touching the emotions

2. changing or capable of changing position

3. causing motion

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Other Word Forms

• movingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of moving

First recorded in 1300–50, moving is from the Middle English word meving. See move, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Analysts will be listening for the company’s strategy on home listings moving forward, Wells Fargo Securities analyst Alec Brondolo wrote in a Monday note.

From Barron's

Myres substituted buildings for artefacts because "I could never figure out how to make moving a building out of another building very fun."

From BBC

It has been caused by a large area of high pressure being stuck across Scandinavia and acting like a road-block preventing weather systems from moving eastward as we'd normally see.

From BBC

We also have a sense of agency when moving our limbs: a feeling that can go missing in stroke patients who sometimes even believe someone else is moving their arm.

From Science Daily

Bad Bunny’s halftime show performance featured more than 300 dancers, multiple moving stages and, most surprisingly, a real wedding.

From Los Angeles Times

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• emotional
• expressive
• gripping
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• persuasive
• poignant
• stirring
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• touching