movements
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
An inflected form of movement · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,593 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,463 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a change of position that does not entail a change of location also: motion, move, motility the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprisemovement is a sign of life
- the act of changing location from one place to another also: motion, move police controlled the motion of the crowdthe movement of people from the farms to the cities
- a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something also: motion
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals also: social movement, front he was a charter member of the movementpoliticians have to respect a mass movement
- a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata the second movement is slow and melodic
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end also: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort he supported populist campaignsthey worked in the cause of world peace
movements in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I must be ignorant of your movements.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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His slow movements aroused her suspicion, and in another moment the awful truth was out.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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A stranger, and one unaccustomed to feed in public, is recognised in a moment by his uneasy movements.
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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Both the captives pretended to be uninterested in his movements, but when he had withdrawn they looked through the glass eagerly.
The Land of the Changing Sun · Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben · Chapter 2
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We watch the movements of his body, the waving of his arms, we see him bend down, stand up, hesitate, begin again.
The nigger of the "Narcissus" · Joseph Conrad · Chapter 1