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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Moving

· Mov·ing · IPA /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
01 a. Changing place or posture; causing motion or action; as, a moving car, or power.
  1. 1.
    Changing place or posture; causing motion or action; as, a moving car, or power.
  2. 2.
    Exciting movement of the mind or feelings; adapted to move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; as, a moving appeal.
    “I sang an old moving story.” — Coleridge.
Phrases & compounds
Moving force — a force that accelerates, retards, or deflects the motion of a body.
Moving plant — a leguminous plant (Desmodium gyrans); -- so called because its leaflets have a distinct automatic motion.
02 n. The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or place of business.
  1. 1.
    The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or place of business.
Phrases & compounds
Moving day — a day when one moves; esp., a day when a large number of tenants change their dwelling place.