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- [moo-ving]
- /ˈmu vɪŋ/
- /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [moo-ving]
- /ˈmu vɪŋ/
Definitions of moving word
- adjective moving capable of or having movement: a moving object. 1
- adjective moving causing or producing motion. 1
- adjective moving involved in changing the location of possessions, a residence, office, etc.: moving expenses. 1
- adjective moving involving a motor vehicle in motion. 1
- adjective moving actuating, instigating, or impelling: the moving spirit behind the party. 1
- adjective moving stirring or evoking strong feelings or emotions, especially touchingly or pathetically: a moving story. 1
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Origin of moving
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
First recorded in 1300-50, moving is from the Middle English word meving. See move, -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Moving
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
moving popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
moving usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for moving
adj moving
- stunning — causing, capable of causing, or liable to cause astonishment, bewilderment, or a loss of consciousness or strength: a stunning blow.
- inspiring — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- persuasive — able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument.
- gripping — holding the attention or interest intensely; fascinating; enthralling: a gripping play; a gripping book.
- meaningful — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
noun moving
- locomotion — the act or power of moving from place to place.
- conveyor — a person or thing that conveys
- movableness — The quality or state of being movable; mobility.
- voyaging — a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
- repositioning — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
adjective moving
adverb moving
- onwards — toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
- in front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- alee — on or towards the lee
- bustling — to move or act with a great show of energy (often followed by about): He bustled about cooking breakfast.
- onward — toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
preposition moving
- in relation to — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
- contra — against
verb moving
- tailgate — a style of playing the trombone, especially in Dixieland jazz, distinguished especially by the use of melodic counterpoint and long glissandi.
- pour it on — to flatter profusely
- drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- tooling — an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- step on it — a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
Antonyms for moving
adj moving
- unemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- unexciting — producing excitement; stirring; thrilling: an exciting account of his trip to Tibet.
- unmoving — not moving; still; motionless.
- immobile — incapable of moving or being moved.
- permanent — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
noun moving
- oscitancy — yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- immobility — the quality or condition of being immobile or irremovable.
- drowsiness — half-asleep; sleepy.
- passivity — Also, passiveness [pas-iv-nis] /ˈpæs ɪv nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being passive.
- inertia — inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
Top questions with moving
- what goes up and down without moving?
- where to buy moving boxes?
- where to get moving boxes?
- how fast is the earth moving?
- what is a moving violation?
- where to get boxes for moving?
- how early can you feel a baby moving?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
- Words starting with mo
- Words starting with mov
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