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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MOVING, ppr. Causing to move or act; impelling; instigating; persuading; influencing.
1. a. Exciting the passions or affections; touching; pathetic; affecting; adapted to excite or affect the passions; as a moving address or discourse.
MOVING, n. Motive; impulse.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine" [ant: nonmoving, unmoving]
2: arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne [ant: unmoving]
3: used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion; "Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or `the movies'" [ant: still]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. marked by or capable of movement b. of or relating to a change of residence <moving expenses> c. used for transferring furnishings from one residence to another <a moving van> d. involving a motor vehicle that is in motion <a moving violation> 2. a. producing or transferring motion or action b. stirring deeply in a way that evokes a strong emotional response <a moving story of a faithful dog> • movingly adverb Synonyms: moving, impressive, poignant, affecting, touching, pathetic mean having the power to produce deep emotion. moving may apply to any strong emotional effect including thrilling, agitating, saddening, or calling forth pity or sympathy <a moving appeal for contributions>. impressive implies compelling attention, admiration, wonder, or conviction <an impressive list of achievements>. poignant applies to what keenly or sharply affects one's sensitivities <a poignant documentary on the homeless>. affecting is close to moving but most often suggests pathos <an affecting deathbed reunion>. touching implies arousing tenderness or compassion <the touching innocence in a child's eyes>. pathetic implies moving to pity or sometimes contempt <pathetic attempts to justify misconduct>.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 that moves or causes to move. 2 affecting with emotion. Phrases and idioms: moving pavement a structure like a conveyor belt for pedestrians. moving picture a continuous picture of events obtained by projecting a sequence of photographs taken at very short intervals. moving staircase an escalator. Derivatives: movingly adv. (in sense 2).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Move Move, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moved; p. pr. & vb. n. Moving.] [OE. moven, OF. moveir, F. mouvoir, L. movere; cf. Gr. ? to change, exchange, go in or out, quit, Skr. m[=i]v, p. p. m[=u]ta, to move, push. Cf. Emotion, Mew to molt, Mob, Mutable, Mutiny.] 1. To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a carriage. 2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Moving Mov"ing, a. 1. Changing place or posture; causing motion or action; as, a moving car, or power. 2. Exciting movement of the mind; adapted to move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; as, a moving appeal. I sang an old moving story. --Coleridge. Moving force (Mech.), a force that accelerates, retards, or deflects the motion of a body. Moving plant (Bot.), a leguminous plant (Desmodium gyrans); -- so called because its leaflets have a distinct automatic motion.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Moving Mov"ing, n. The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or place of business. Moving day, a day when one moves; esp., a day when a large number of tenants change their dwelling place.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If something is moving, it makes you feel strongly an emotion such as sadness, pity, or sympathy. It is very moving to see how much strangers can care for each other... = touching ADJ • movingly You write very movingly of your sister Amy's suicide. ADV: ADV with v 2. A moving model or part of a machine moves or is able to move. ADJ: ADJ n 3. The moving spirit or moving force behind something is the person or thing that caused it to start and to keep going, or that influenced people to take part in it. She alone must have been the moving spirit behind the lawsuit that lost me my position... PHRASE: oft PHR behind/in n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Impelling, instigating, influencing, persuading. 2. Affecting, touching, pathetic, impressive.

Moby Thesaurus

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