| ADJECTIVE | all | moving | in motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | moving | arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion | |
| all | moving | used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion |
| Sounds | muw'vihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | In motion. | |
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| Attribute of | motion | A state of change |
| Narrower | aflare, flaring | streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air |
| afoot | traveling by foot | |
| ahorse, ahorseback | Traveling on horseback | |
| automotive, self-propelled, self-propelling | Containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement | |
| awheel | traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g. | |
| blown | Moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor | |
| fast-flying, flying | Moving swiftly | |
| kinetic | Characterized by motion | |
| mobile | Having transportation available | |
| oncoming | Moving toward one | |
| restless | ceaselessly in motion | |
| vibratory | Moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down | |
| wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing | Moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion | |
| See also | mobile | moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place) |
| Opposite | nonmoving, unmoving | not in motion |
| Spanish | movedizo, movedor | |
| Adverbs | under way | in motion |
| Meaning | Arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne | |
| Narrower | affecting, poignant, touching | Arousing affect |
| haunting | Having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect | |
| heartwarming | Causing gladness and pleasure | |
| stirring, soul-stirring | exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions | |
| See also | emotional | Of more than usual emotion |
| impressive | making a strong or vivid impression | |
| stimulating | rousing or quickening activity or the senses | |
| Opposite | unmoving | not arousing emotions |
| Spanish | conmovedor | |
| Adverbs | movingly | in a moving manner |
| Meaning | Used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion. | |
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| Example | "Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or 'the movies'" | |
| Narrower | animated | made to appear to move as living creatures / creatures do |
| Opposite | still | Used of pictures / pictures |
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