B2adjectiveemotionsarts
US/ˈmuː.vɪŋ/
UK/ˈmuː.vɪŋ/
making you feel strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy
More often (verb): going from one place to another, or going to live somewhere else
In context
It was a moving speech, and many people in the room cried.
The film tells a moving story about a lost child.
I found her long letter to the family deeply moving.
Words that go with moving
adverb + adjective
- deeply movingThe ceremony was deeply moving.
- incredibly movingThe documentary was incredibly moving.
adjective + noun
- moving storyHer moving story won the prize.
- moving tributeHe paid a moving tribute to his teacher.
- moving performanceThe singer gave a moving performance.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
I was very moving by the film.Correct: I was very moved by the film.