unmoving
Americanadjective
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not in motion
the unmoving sea
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still or constant
an invisible but unmoving point
Etymology
Origin of unmoving
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at un- 1, moving
Example Sentences
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Unmoving and stiff as a board, she appeared to be deceased.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 10, 2023
Unmoving animals like sponges and corals have previously been thought to have been the most susceptible to harm from human activity on the ocean floor, given they can't escape the impacts of mining, Washburn said.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2023
Unmoving waves can be seen on the surface of a glass of milk in a refrigerator, for example.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Dr. F. C. S. Schiller has admirably drawn out this grand doctrine, with the aid of Aristotle's Unmoving Action, in Humanism, 1903, pp. 204-27.
From Progress and History by Marvin, Francis Sydney
A stain of drab unloveliness the days remain Unmoving now, save that across the wall, A patch of sun behind a shadow of bars, Creeps in a stupor.
From Miscellany of Poetry 1919 by Seymour, W. Kean
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