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

  • (..) to his grand-niece Walda. - Or so Walder Frey would have you think. - Keep shooting them down. We can't risk Lord Walder sending word of your movements to the Lannisters. He's Grandfather's bannerman. We can't expect his support? Expect nothing of Walder Frey and you'll never be surprised. Look. (..)
    2011 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Baelor Season: 1 Episode 9