movement

Definition

  • noun: the act or process of moving people or things from one place or position to another
  • noun: the act or process of moving
  • usually used in plural
  • synonyms: motion, advancement, emotion

Examples

  • There has been a 'movement' [='tendency'] toward lower prices in the housing market recently. [=prices have been going lower in the housing market recently]

  • There has been a 'movement' back to more therapeutic treatments of mental disorders in recent years.

  • There hasn't been any 'movement' in the negotiations. [=the negotations have not progressed]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Have you ever seen a water birth? Not a water birth, but I've seen a water death. Wow. Was it moving? There was actually very little movement. A little wriggling, then two bubbles, and then a big bloop and the wallet floats up. You seem educated. Yes. (..)
    2012 The Dictator