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moving [ˈmuːvɪŋ] adj
1. arousing or touching the emotions 2. changing or capable of changing position 3. causing motion movingly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
moving adjective 1. emotional, touching, affecting, exciting, inspiring, stirring, arousing, poignant, emotive, impelling It was a moving moment for them. emotional uninspiring, unimpressive, unexciting, unemotional 2. mobile, running, active, going, operational, in motion, driving, kinetic, movable, motile, unfixed the moving parts in the engine mobile still, fixed, stationary, immobile, immovable, unmoving 3. motivating, stimulating, dynamic, propelling, inspirational, impelling, stimulative He has been a moving force in the world of art criticism. Translations moving [ˈmuːvɪŋ] A. ADJ 2. (= not stationary) [vehicle] → en marcha, en movimiento; [target] → móvil, en movimiento 3. (= touching) [book, story, film, sight, event] → conmovedor, emotivo B. N (= relocation) moving is a very stressful experience → mudarse or una mudanza de casa es una experiencia muy estresante moving [ˈmuːvɪŋ] adj n (US) → déménagement m moving force n (= person) → locomotive f the moving force in the party → la locomotive du parti to be the moving force behind sth → être l'instigateur/trice de qch (= thing) → élément m moteur what is the moving force behind your writing? (= inspiration) → qu'est-ce qui vous pousse à écrire comme vous le faites? moving part n [machine] → pièce f mobile moving picture (old-fashioned) n (= film) → film m moving spirit n moving adj (= that moves) → beweglich (Tech: = motive) → Antriebs-; moving power → Antriebskraft f; the moving spirit or force (fig) → die treibende Kraft (→ behind sth hinter etw dat) moving: moving pavement n (esp Brit) → Rollband nt moving sidewalk n (US) → Rollband nt moving staircase n, moving stairs pl → Rolltreppe f moving van n (US) → Möbelwagen m moving [ˈmuːvɪŋ] adj b. (fig) (instigating) → animatore/trice c. (causing emotion) → commovente, toccante moving [ˈmuːvɪŋ] adj b. (fig) (instigating) → animatore/trice c. (causing emotion) → commovente, toccante How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Only a slight oily swell rose and fell like a gentle breathing, and showed that the eternal sea was still moving and living. It was a very small thing beside the moving of mountains. It is nothing to you or to any one else that the great lights of the parliamentary sky have failed for some few years in this business to set you the example of moving on. |
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