moving

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. motile; stirring; touching, affecting; impressive, exciting. See motion, feeling.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [In motion]

Syn. going, changing, progressing, advancing, shifting, evolving, withdrawing, rising, going down, descending, ascending, getting up, traveling, on the track, journeying, on the march, moving up, starting, proceeding, traversing, flying, climbing, up-tempo*, on the jump*, on the wing*, under sail*, going Great guns*.

Ant. unchanging, unmoving, let be.

2. [Arousing the emotions]

Syn. touching, affecting, poignant, stirring, rousing, arousing, inspiring, heart-rending, pathetic, heartbreaking, pitiful, emotional, emotive, telling, eloquent, persuasive, effective, impressive, inspirational, impelling, motivating, soul-stirring, heart-swelling, thrilling; see also passionate 2 , pitiful 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. in motion going, coming, motioning, transporting, proceeding, advancing, ascending, descending, retracting, reversing.

2. relocating transferring, vacating, pulling up roots, emigrating, migrating, flying the coop.

3. effecting the emotions touching, stirring, rousing, stimulating, striking a nerve, plucking at the heartstrings, heart-wrenching, gut-wrenching.

ANT.: 1. stationary. 2. settled, fixed. 3. blunt, soporific, unemotional

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Capable of moving or being moved from place to place: mobile, movable, transportable, traveling. See MOVE. 2. Exciting a deep, usually somber response: affecting, impressive, poignant, stirring, touching. See TOUCH.