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moving

Syllables: mov·ing/ˈmuːvɪŋ/

moving adjective: that moves or move. Also the present participle and gerund of move.

Adjective

moving (comparative more moving, superlative most moving)

  1. (not comparable) That moves or move.
    • moving pictures
    Antonyms:
    stationary
  2. Causing or evoking deep emotions.
    • 't was a moving letter, very moving!1813, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Remorse
    • The last steam locomotive to be built by British Railways, No. 92220, a class "9F" 2-10-0, was named Evening Star at Swindon Works on March 18. […] Mr. R. F. Hanks, Chairman of the Western Area Board, British Transport Commission, who presided, said that it was a moving occasion, but also a very...1960 May, “Evening Star”, in Railway Magazine, page 307
    Synonyms:
    affecting, touching

Noun

moving (countable and uncountable, plural movings)

  1. (uncountable) The relocation of goods when transferring one's household, business, etc., to another location
  2. (countable) A causing of a movement
    • The rats' movings are willed movements.

Also used as

moving is also the present participle and gerund of move.

moving meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

moving in Hindi

that moves or move
गतिमान gatimān, गतिशील gatiśīl
that causes someone to feel emotion
भावुक bhāvuk

moving in Tamil

நகரும்

moving in Marathi

हलवत आहे, हालचाल करत आहे, हलत आहे

moving in Urdu

حرکت پذیر
More languagesFewer languages
moving in Bengali
নড়াচড়া করছে
moving in Telugu
కదులుతోంది, కదులుతుంది, కదులుతున్నది
moving in Malayalam
നീങ്ങുന്നു, നീങ്ങുകയാണ്
moving in Kannada
ಚಲಿಸುವ
moving in Odia
ଗତିଶୀଳ, ଗତି କରୁଛି, ଚଳଚଞ୍ଚଳ
moving in Nepali
सर्दैछ
moving in Arabic
مُتَحَرِّك mutaḥarrik, مُؤَثِّر muʔaṯṯir

Examples of moving in a sentence

  • You should put a couple of springs onto the jetty to stop the boat moving so much.
  • One and, two and, keep moving; feel the burn in your thighs!
  • You should get a feel for the area before moving in.

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Synonyms of moving

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Antonyms

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Forms of moving

Adjective
comparativemore moving
superlativemost moving
Noun
pluralmovings

Words formed from moving

Phrases with moving

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Words that rhyme with moving

Questions about moving

What does moving mean?
Moving means that moves or move.
What is moving in Hindi?
Moving in Hindi is गतिमान (gatimān), गतिशील (gatiśīl), भावुक (bhāvuk). See Moving meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is moving?
Moving can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce moving?
Moving is pronounced /ˈmuːvɪŋ/.

Words near moving in the dictionary

  1. moviewatchers
  2. moviewise
  3. Movileni
  4. Movilița
  5. Movima
  6. moving
  7. moving about
  8. moving ahead
  9. moving along
  10. moving an inch
  11. moving around

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: moving (page history and authors); moving (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moving (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moving (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moving (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moving (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moving (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moving (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moving (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moving (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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