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moving
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[ adjective ] in motion
Examples "a constantly moving crowd" "the moving parts of the machine" Used in print ("Editorials"...)Heavily armed and mobilized as a fast moving Civil_Defense outfit , 23 operators and office personnel stand ready to move_into action at a minute 's notice '' . (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The `` moving '' picture of the train or the wave coming at the audience is , to_be_sure , more intense than a still picture of the same subject , but the difference is really one of degree ; the cinematic element of time is merely used to increase the realism of an object which would still be reasonably realistic in a still photo . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)He saw only dimly moving figures , but when he slashed them they yelled and fled . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)his quill drawings had a scratchiness , suggesting skin texture ; the clay he used plastically to suggest soft moving flesh , as in an abdomen , in a reclining torso ; the wax he smoothed_over to give the body surface an elastic pull . Related terms nonmoving whirling running shifting aflare marching revolving floating squirming sweeping billowing swaying heaving passing circulating curling fleeting rushing restless flailing fast-flying fleeing blown ahorse tramping bouncing bounding fluttering flowing approaching leaping hurling unreeling itinerant fast-flying crawling milling mobile darting awheel agitated spinning soaring active vibrating circling afoot hurtling kinetic jumping automotive mobile motion |
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[ adjective ] arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion
Examples "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne Used in print (The Providence Journal...)It is a tremendous book , lively , constantly moving , and the Matunuck cast does_well by it . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)Leaving the theatre after the performance , I had a flash of intuition that life , after_all ( as Rilke said ) , is just a search for the nonexistent cup of hot coffee , and that this unpretentious , moving , clever , bitter slice of life was the greatest thing to happen to the American theatre since Brooks_Atkinson retired . Related terms unmoving affecting haunting heartwarming stirring impressive emotional stimulating |
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[ noun ] (transportation,business) transportation of (household or office) belongings to a new address
Synonyms Used in print (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)`` This is moving day '' , Winston reminded her , `` and I bet you left things every_which_way upstairs , your clothes all_over the floor and the bed not made . Related terms |
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