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moving

moving

1 1.0
Not still and going from one place to another
  • adjective
  • /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
translation icon : 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
75 3.9

Often traveling or changing what you do

is not stationary and does not require active travel or ongoing change
slow-moving
vsmoving
17 2.3

Moving at a low speed and not making quick progress

is not stationary and does not imply any particular speed

Antonyms

46 2.9

Not moving and staying in one place

1 3.0

Staying in the same place and not changing position

Compounds

82 2.7

The time when you begin to live in a new home

17 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

9 2.5

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

A movie shown on a screen that tells a story

7 2.8

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

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

A long raised area of water that moves across the surface

A stairway with moving steps that carries people between floors

A set of steps that move to carry people between floors

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

5.1

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

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

How Fast

moving
1 1.0
slow-moving
17 2.3
stationary
46 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.