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moving the dial

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

Meaning of move the dial

Verb

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

  1. To make a measurable difference.
    • The results in Table 5.2 show that changing the size of the firm in the vignette from small, regional, national, or global does not move the dial for trust, therefore not supporting Hypothesis 2a that public trust in business will be affected by the firm's size.2014, Jared D. Harris, Brian Moriarty, Andrew C. Wicks, Public Trust in Business, page 140
    Synonyms:
    move the needle

Questions about moving the dial

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

Words near moving the dial in the dictionary

  1. moving staircase
  2. moving staircases
  3. moving target
  4. moving targets
  5. moving the deckchairs on the Titanic
  6. moving the dial
  7. moving the goal posts
  8. moving the goalposts
  9. moving the needle
  10. moving the problem
  11. moving the yardsticks

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