moving
Adjective
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In motion (synset 301566164)
"a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine"also: mobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)tells us about: motion - a state of changesimilar to:
- afoot - traveling by foot
- ahorse, ahorseback - traveling on horseback
- oncoming - moving toward one
- automotive, self-propelled, self-propelling - containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement
- awheel - traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.
- blown - being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
- fast-flying, flying - moving swiftly
- aflare, flaring - streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air
- kinetic - characterized by motion
- mobile - having transportation available
- restless - ceaselessly in motion
- wiggly, wriggling, wriggly, writhing - moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
- vibratory - moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down
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Arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion (synset 301564906)
"she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"also:
- emotional - of more than usual emotion
- impressive - making a strong or vivid impression
- stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses
similar to:- affecting, poignant, touching - arousing affect
- haunting - having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect
- heartwarming - causing gladness and pleasure
- soul-stirring, stirring - exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions
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Used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion (synset 301569789)
"Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or `the movies'"similar to: animated - made to appear to move as living creatures do
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