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mov·ing

(mo͞o′vĭng)

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.

mov′ing·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: "The happier our new relations seemed, the stronger I felt an undercurrent of poignant sadness" (Vladimir Nabokov).
Touching emphasizes sympathy or tenderness: a touching eulogy. Affecting applies especially to what is heart-rending or bittersweet: We found the photo of the hostages' release to be deeply affecting.

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moving

(ˈmuːvɪŋ)

adj

1. arousing or touching the emotions

2. changing or capable of changing position

3. causing motion

ˈmovingly adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mov•ing

(ˈmu vɪŋ)

adj.

1. capable of or having movement.

2. causing or producing motion.

3. involved in changing the location of possessions, a residence, office, etc.

4. involving a motor vehicle in motion.

5. actuating, instigating, or impelling.

6. stirring or evoking strong feelings or emotions; touching.

[1300–50]

mov′ing•ly, adv.

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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"

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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

moving

adjective

1. Capable of moving or being moved from place to place:

mobile, movable, transportable, traveling.

2. Exciting a deep, usually somber response:

affecting, impressive, poignant, stirring, touching.

Translations

مُؤَثِّرٌمُؤَثِّر، مُحَرِّك للمشاعِر

dojemný

bevægende

bewegend packend rührend

συγκινητικός

conmovedor emotivo

liikkuvaliikuttava

émouvant marche mobile

dirljiv

meghatómegindítómozgó

áhrifamikill, hjartnæmur

commovente impulso in moto in movimento patetico

感動させる

움직이는

ontroerendontroerendebewegendbewegende

rörande

ซึ่งดลใจ

dokunaklı acıklı

cảm động

令人感动的感人的

moving

[ˈmuːvɪŋ]

A. ADJ

1. (= not fixed) → móvil
moving part → pieza f móvil

2. (= not stationary) [vehicle] → en marcha, en movimiento; [target] → móvil, en movimiento

3. (= touching) [book, story, film, sight, event] → conmovedor, emotivo

4. (fig) (= instigating) → motor (fem: motora/motriz), impulsor
the moving force behind sth → la fuerza motora or motriz or impulsora de algo
the moving spirit behind sth → el espíritu impulsor de algo

B. N (= relocation) moving is a very stressful experience → mudarse or una mudanza de casa es una experiencia muy estresante

C. CPD moving company N (US) → empresa f de mudanzas
moving pavement, moving sidewalk (US) N → cinta f móvil
moving picture (o.f.) N → película f
moving staircase N → escalera f mecánica
moving van N (US) → camión m de mudanzas
moving walkway N → cinta f móvil

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

moving

[ˈmuːvɪŋ]

adj

[vehicle] → en marche
a moving bus → un bus en marche moving part, moving force, moving spirit

(= touching) → émouvant(e)
a moving story → une histoire émouvante

(US) → déménagement mmoving 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 mobilemoving picture (old-fashioned) n (= film) → film mmoving spirit n

(= person) → locomotive f
to be the moving spirit in sth → être l'instigateur/trice de qch
to be a moving spirit in sth → jouer un rôle important dans qch
to be the moving spirit behind sth → être l'instigateur/trice de qch
to be a moving spirit behind sth → jouer un rôle important dans qch

(= thing) to be the moving spirit in sth → être l'élément moteur de qchmoving walkway n → trottoir m roulant

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

moving

adj

(= that moves) → beweglich

(= causing emotion) → ergreifend; tribute → rührend

(Tech: = motive) → Antriebs-; moving power → Antriebskraft f; the moving spirit or force (fig) → die treibende Kraft (→ behind sth hinter etw dat)

(= of removal) moving costs/expenses → Umzugskosten pl

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

moving

[ˈmuːvɪŋ] adj

a. (parts, staircase) → mobile; (vehicle) → in moto, in corsa

b. (fig) (instigating) → animatore/trice

c. (causing emotion) → commovente, toccante

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

move

(muːv) verb

1. to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another. He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.

2. to change houses. We're moving on Saturday.

3. to affect the feelings or emotions of. I was deeply moved by the film.

noun

1. (in board games) an act of moving a piece. You can win this game in three moves.

2. an act of changing homes. How did your move go?

ˈmovable, ˈmoveable adjective

ˈmovement noun

1. (an act of) changing position or going from one point to another. The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.

2. activity. In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.

3. the art of moving gracefully or expressively. She teaches movement and drama.

4. an organization or association. the Scout movement.

5. the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.

6. a section of a large-scale piece of music. the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

7. a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc. There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.

movie (-vi) noun

(especially American).

1. a cinema film. a horror movie.

2. (in plural. with the) the cinema and films in general: to go to the movies.

ˈmoving adjective

having an effect on the emotions etc. a very moving speech.

ˈmovingly adverb

get a move on

to hurry or move quickly. Get a move on, or you'll be late!

make a move

1. to move at all. If you make a move, I'll shoot you!

2. (with for or towards) to move (in the direction of). He made a move for the door.

move along

to keep moving, not staying in one place. The police told the crowd to move along.

move heaven and earth

to do everything that one possibly can.

move house

to change one's home or place of residence. They're moving house next week.

move in

to go into and occupy a house etc. We can move in on Saturday.

move off

(of vehicles etc) to begin moving away. The bus moved off just as I got to the bus stop.

move out

to leave, cease to live in, a house etc. She has to move out before the new owners arrive.

move up

to move in any given direction so as to make more space. Move up and let me sit down, please.

on the move

1. moving from place to place. With his kind of job, he's always on the move.

2. advancing. The frontiers of scientific knowledge are always on the move.

moving

→ مُؤَثِّرٌ dojemný bevægende rührend συγκινητικός emotivo liikuttava mobile dirljiv commovente 感動させる 움직이는 ontroerend rørende ruchomy comovente движущийся rörande ซึ่งดลใจ dokunaklı cảm động 感人的

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It had been apparent to both players and spectators for the past two moves, that Gahan was moving straight across the field into the enemy's country to seek personal combat with the Orange Chief--that he was staking all upon his belief in the superiority of his own swordsmanship, since if the two Chiefs engage, the outcome decides the game.

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If you cannot indicate this motion from left to right by yourself moving in it, then I beg you to describe it to me in words.

In other words, instead of always moving in the direction of one of your extremities, do you never feel a desire to move in the direction, so to speak, of your side?

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They move in order to eat in order that they may keep moving. There you have it.

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They do not grow weary nor miss step, nor do they fall out of rank and sink by the wayside to be left contemplating the moving procession.

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Nesvitski looked round and saw, some fifteen paces away but separated by the living mass of moving infantry, Vaska Denisov, red and shaggy, with his cap on the back of his black head and a cloak hanging jauntily over his shoulder.

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`I think so,' murmured the Provincial Mayor; and, knitting his brows, he lapsed into an introspective state, his lips moving as one who repeats mystic words.

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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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"Good Lord!" he said to himself--and again it was as if another had spoken his thought--"if those people are what I take them to be we have lost the battle and they are moving on Nashville!"

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The like surprise may be made by moving things, when the party is in haste, and cannot stay to consider advisedly of that is moved.

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Holding his head bent down before him, and struggling with the wind that strove to tear the wraps away from him, Levin was moving up to the copse and had just caught sight of something white behind the oak tree, when there was a sudden flash, the whole earth seemed on fire, and the vault of heaven seemed crashing overhead.

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Having done that, and tethered him to the iron cramp at the front of the sledge where he had been before, he was going round the horse's quarters to put the breechband and pad straight and cover him with the cloth, but at that moment he noticed that something was moving in the sledge and Nikita's head rose up out of the snow that covered it.