moving
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
That moves or move.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmuvɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
not comparable
That moves or move.
Causing or evoking deep emotions.
noun
countable
A causing of a movement
uncountable
The relocation of goods
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Causing or evoking deep emotions.
Used this way, moving is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use moving
- “A constantly moving crowd.”adjective
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Compound terms
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A company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another.
The cost of moving your residence from one location to another.
The act of occupying or taking possession of a building.
A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.
One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water).
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