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