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moving

moving

286 1.0
Not still and going from one place to another
  • adjective
  • /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
: en movimiento
  • You just commit to keep moving even with the fear.
  • very moving
  • powerful and moving

Examples

  • And the, you know, the world is moving really fast right now.

  • Spain is a really fast moving, fast changing society.

  • OK, and so the skirt is moving back behind her.

  • And here's a wave moving down the axis.

  • It looks like they're moving in slow motion.

  • So now we've got sheep moving geese overhead.

  • The train is moving quickly along the tracks.

  • As the wind blew, the leaves began moving in all directions.

  • The dancer was moving gracefully across the stage.

Synonyms

on the move
vsmoving
110 3.9

Often traveling or changing what you do

is not stationary and does not require active travel or ongoing change
slow-moving
vsmoving
24 2.3

Moving at a low speed and not making quick progress

is not stationary and does not imply any particular speed

Antonyms

47 2.9

Not moving and staying in one place

1 3.0

Staying in the same place and not changing position

Compounds

24 2.3

Moving at a low speed and not making quick progress

moving part
  • Specialized
14 3.1

A part inside a machine that moves, like a gear

11 2.5

A large vehicle that carries furniture and boxes when people move to a new home

9 2.8

A business that takes people's or companies' things to a new place

A movie shown on a screen that tells a story

3 2.7

The time when you begin to live in a new home

3 3.0

Money paid to move your things to a new home, for example for a truck or packing

Moving ahead in space or making progress

1 5.5

A show that tells a story with moving images and sound like a movie

To move away from the center, for example when something spins or turns

A set of steps that move to carry people between floors

A stairway with moving steps that carries people between floors

1 5.1

A device that turns sound into electric signals using a coil and magnet

A long raised area of water that moves across the surface

A decorative wall covering that shows moving pictures

8.5

An instrument that measures very small electric current using a coil that moves in a magnetic field

6.6

A speaker that uses a small coil and magnet to move a cone and make sound

How Fast

high-velocity
12 5.7
moving
286 1.0
slow-moving
24 2.3
stationary
47 2.9

Surface Forms

moving positive

Morphology

moving = move (transparent) = move + ing

The word 'moving' is transparently derived from 'move' with the addition of the suffix '-ing' to indicate the present participle or adjective form.

Etymology

Moving comes from the old Latin word movere 'to move', the same root found in motion and motor. So when something is moving it is 'in motion' and not still.