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Definition of moving adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

moving

adjective
 
/ˈmuːvɪŋ/
 
/ˈmuːvɪŋ/
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  1. causing strong, often sad, feelings about somebody/something
    • a deeply moving experience
    • a moving story/speech
    Extra Examples
    • I found the story intensely moving.
    • a deeply moving account of life on the streets
    • He gave a moving account of his four years in captivity.
    • His performance was very moving.
    • It is a moving story of love and friendship.
    • It was a dignified and deeply moving occasion.
    Topics Literature and writingb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • find something
    adverb
    • deeply
    • extraordinarily
    • intensely
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  2. [only before noun] (of things) changing from one place or position to another
    • the moving parts of a machine
    • fast-moving water
    • a moving target
See moving in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
perspective
noun
 
 
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