moving
in motion
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,235 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,720 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- in motion a constantly moving crowdthe moving parts of the machine
- arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter
- 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'
moving 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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He walked slowly, the pony moving contentedly after him.
The High School Boys' Canoe Club · H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock · Chapter 1
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The moving of them was deferred for the “sacking crew,” which would bring up the rear.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1
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And there was a tiny little red thing moving in the garden, no bigger than a fly.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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Moving her seat almost imperceptibly, Mlle. Gilberte could, from the corner of her eye, have a glimpse of M. de Tregars.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The narrative of Odysseus’s visit to the dead (book xi) is one of the most moving passages in the whole poem.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1