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action movie

action movie noun: a motion picture whose storyline involves fast-paced activity and conflict, usually including such elements as a heroic protagonist, violent fights, acrobatic stunts, chase scenes, and gunplay.

Noun

action movie (plural action movies)

  1. A motion picture whose storyline involves fast-paced activity and conflict, usually including such elements as a heroic protagonist, violent fights, acrobatic stunts, chase scenes, and gunplay.
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger is an iconic star of action movies.
    • Action movies are his favourite genre.

action movie meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Malay

action movie in Hindi

a type of motion picture
एक्शन फ़िल्म ekśan film

action movie in Marathi

a type of motion picture
अॅक्शनपट aĕkśanpaṭ

action movie in Arabic

a type of motion picture
فِيلْمُ أَكْشِنْ fīlmu ʔakšin, فِيلْمُ حَرَكَةٍ fīlmu ḥarakatin

action movie in Malay

a type of motion picture
filem aksi
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action movie in Vietnamese
phim đánh đấm, phim bắn giết

Synonyms of action movie

Forms of action movie

pluralaction movies

Questions about action movie

What does action movie mean?
Action movie means a motion picture whose storyline involves fast-paced activity and conflict, usually including such elements as a heroic protagonist, violent fights, acrobatic stunts, chase scenes, and gunplay.
What is action movie in Hindi?
Action movie in Hindi is एक्शन फ़िल्म (ekśan film). See Action movie meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is action movie?
Action movie is a noun.
What is the plural of action movie?
The plural of action movie is action movies.

Words near action movie in the dictionary

  1. action houses
  2. action item
  3. action items
  4. action man
  5. action men
  6. action movie
  7. action movies
  8. action noun
  9. action nouns
  10. action painter
  11. action painters

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