moving

mov·ing  (mvng)

adj.

1. Changing or capable of changing position: a moving target.

2. Relating to or involved in a transfer of furnishings from one location to another: moving expenses; moving van.

3. Causing or producing motion.

4. Involving a motor vehicle in motion: a moving violation.

5. Arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion: a moving account of the tragedy.

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moving·ly adv.

Synonyms: moving, stirring, poignant, touching, affecting
These adjectives mean arousing or capable of arousing deep, usually somber emotion. Moving is the least specific: "A ... widow ... has laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter" Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Something stirring excites strong, turbulent, but not unpleasant feelings: a stirring speech about patriotism.
Poignant suggests the evocation of keen, painful emotion: "Poignant grief cannot endure forever" W.H. Hudson.
Touching emphasizes sympathy or tenderness: a touching eulogy.
Affecting applies especially to what is heart-rending or bittersweet: an affecting photo of the hostages' release.

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moving

Adjective

1. arousing or touching the emotions: a moving account of her son's death

2. changing or capable of changing position: a moving target

movingly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	moving - in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine" mobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator" nonmoving, unmoving - not in motion
	2.	moving - arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional" impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony" stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion" unmoving - not arousing emotions
	3.	moving - used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion; "Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or `the movies'" still - used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion; "a still photograph"; "Cezanne's still life of apples"

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moving

adjective 1. emotional, touching, affecting, exciting, inspiring, stirring, arousing, poignant, emotive, impelling << OPPOSITE unemotional

adjective 2. mobile, running, active, going, operational, in motion, driving, kinetic, movable, motile, unfixed << OPPOSITE stationary

adjective 3. motivating, stimulating, dynamic, propelling, inspirational, impelling, stimulative

Translations

moving [ˈmuːvɪŋ] adj (= emotional) → conmovedor(a) (= that moves); móvil (= instigating); motor(a)

moving [ˈmuːvɪŋ] adj → en mouvement (= touching); émouvant(e)

n (US) → déménagement m

moving [ˈmuːvɪŋ] adj → beweglich;

(emotional) → ergreifend;

(instigating);

the moving spirit/force → die treibende Kraft

moving [ˈmuːvɪŋ] adj → mobile (= causing emotion); commovente (= instigating); animatore/trice