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Changing place or posture; causing motion or action; as, a moving car, or power.

which the objects move in some manner, as that of some original scene. The usual form of moving pictures is that produced by the cinematograph.

In a moving manner. Addison.

The power of moving.

Moving by inherent power, without the aid of external impulse.

Taking away or removing. [Obs.] Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion, ablative directions are found needful to unteach error, ere we can learn truth. Bp. Hall.

afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by an accident. Of moving accidents by flood and field. Shak. Thou cam'st not to thy place by accident: It is the very place God meant for thee. Trench.

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted on one body by another; agency; activity; operation; as, the action of heat; a man of action. One wise in council, one in action brave. Pope.…

The act of advancing or moving forward or upward; progress.

The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court. Bell.

Moving the emotions; fitted to excite the emotions; pathetic; touching; as, an affecting address; an affecting sight. The most affecting music is generally the most simple.

Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.

Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of. Ye shall not go after other gods. Deut. vi. 14. After whom is the king of Israel come out 1 Sam. xxiv. 14.

A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen. Holland.

The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of motion; as, strength and agility of body. They . . . trust to the agility of their wit. Bacon. Wheeling with the agility of a hawk. Sir W. Scott.

Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity. An alert young fellow. Addison.

Walking; moving from place to place. Gayton.

by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt, superfluous, faulty, and the like;

A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way. Milton.

Moving up and down; -- said of earthquake shocks.