adj · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈmuːvɪŋ/
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rhymes with -uːvɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
That moves or move.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
moving pictures
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dynamic, mobile, afoot, animate, astir, cursory, in motion, moving, on the move, on the wing, under sail, unstill
Antonyms: stationary
2
adj
Meaning 2
Causing or evoking deep emotions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: affecting, touching
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The relocation of goods when transferring one's household, business, etc., to another location
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A causing of a movement
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
The rats' movings are willed movements.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of move
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion- N. Hawthorne
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unmoving
7
adjective
Meaning 7
in motion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a constantly moving crowd
the moving parts of the machine
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nonmoving
8
adjective
Meaning 8
used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or `the movies'
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: still
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُتَحَرِّك
(mutaḥarrik)
— that moves or move
Bulgarian:
движещ се
(dvižešt se)
— that moves or move
Dutch:
bewegend
— that moves or move
Dutch:
bewegende
— that moves or move
Esperanto:
movanta
— that moves or move
Esperanto:
moviĝa
— that moves or move
Finnish:
liikkuva
— that moves or move
Georgian:
მოძრავი
(moʒravi)
— that moves or move
German:
bewegend
— that moves or move
Hindi:
गतिमान
(gatimān)
— that moves or move
Hindi:
गतिशील
(gatiśīl)
— that moves or move
Hungarian:
mozgó
— that moves or move
Irish:
imeachtach
— that moves or move
Latvian:
kustīgs
— that moves or move
Portuguese:
movente
— that moves or move
Romanian:
mișcător
— that moves or move
Russian:
дви́жущийся
(dvížuščijsja)
— that moves or move
Swedish:
rörlig
— that moves or move
Arabic:
مُؤَثِّر
(muʔaṯṯir)
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Bulgarian:
трогателен
(trogatelen)
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Catalan:
commovedor
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Chinese Mandarin:
感動 /感动
(gǎndòng)
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Chinese Mandarin:
動人 /动人
(dòngrén)
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Czech:
dojemný
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Dutch:
ontroerend
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Dutch:
ontroerende
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Finnish:
liikuttava
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Finnish:
koskettava
— that causes someone to feel emotion
French:
émouvant
— that causes someone to feel emotion
French:
touchant
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Georgian:
ამაღელვებელი
(amaɣelvebeli)
— that causes someone to feel emotion
German:
rührend
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Hindi:
भावुक
(bhāvuk)
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Hungarian:
megható
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Hungarian:
megindító
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Irish:
coscrach
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Italian:
commovente
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Japanese:
感動的な
(kandōteki-na)
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Latin:
flexanimus
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Māori:
whakaaroharoha
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Polish:
poruszający
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Polish:
wzruszjący
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Portuguese:
comovente
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Portuguese:
emocional
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Romanian:
emoționant
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Romanian:
mișcător
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Russian:
тро́гательный
(trógatelʹnyj)
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Russian:
волну́ющий
(volnújuščij)
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Spanish:
conmovedor
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Spanish:
enternecedor
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Spanish:
emotivo
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Spanish:
achará
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Swedish:
rörande
— that causes someone to feel emotion
Ukrainian:
звору́шливий
(zvorúšlyvyj)
— that causes someone to feel emotion
