Thesaurus: moving

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Move
2. a. Changing place or posture; causing motion or action; as, a moving car, or power.
3. a. Exciting movement of the mind; adapted to move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; as, a moving appeal.
4. n. The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or place of business.
5. adj. in motion
6. adj. arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion
7. adj. used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion
8. 1. Changing place or posture; causing motion or action; as, a moving car, or power. 2. Exciting movement of the mind; adapted to move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; as, a moving appeal. I sang an old moving story. Coleridge. Moving force (Mech.), a force that accelerates, retards, or deflects the motion of a body. -- Moving plant (Bot.), a leguminous plant (Desmodium gyrans); -- so called because its leaflets have a distinct automatic motion. The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or place of business. Moving day, a day when one moves; esp., a day when a large number of tenants change their dwelling place.
9. The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of changingone's dwelling place or place of business. Moving day, a day when onemoves; esp., a day when a large number of tenants change theirdwelling place.
10. j:90/n:10 a. in motion a. arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion a. used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion