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moving house

moving house is the present participle and gerund of move house.

Meaning of move house

Verb

move house (third-person singular simple present moves house, present participle moving house, simple past and past participle moved house)

  1. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic) To change one's place of residence.
    • I haven’t had any post since I moved house.
    Synonyms:
    move, relocate, shift

Questions about moving house

What is moving house the present participle and gerund of?
Moving house is the present participle and gerund of move house.

Words near moving house in the dictionary

  1. moving down a notch
  2. moving down a peg
  3. moving forward
  4. moving furniture
  5. moving heaven and earth
  6. moving house
  7. moving in
  8. moving in on
  9. moving into
  10. moving mountains
  11. moving off

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