Results for movement

Definitions of movement:

part of speech: noun

Act or manner of moving: change of position: motion of the mind, emotion: the wheel- work of a clock or watch: ( mus.) a part having the same time.

part of speech: noun

The act or manner of moving; a passing; any change of position; motion; excitement; any single part in music; the wheel- work of a watch; an agitation or proceeding undertaken to accomplish certain purposes, or to effect desired changes, as in political or ecclesiastical affairs, or in matters affecting social life.

part of speech: noun

The act of changing place; any change of place or position; a series of acts and events which progress toward a desired end or aim; as, the temperance movement; the delicate wheelworks of a watch or clock; any single part in a musical composition; the act of throwing wastes from the body through the bowels.

Usage examples for movement:

• She made a slight movement as if she were taken by surprise. "The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories", Ethel M. Dell

• Each day I watch her every look and movement "Story of My Life, volumes 1-3", Augustus J. C. Hare

• Glyddyr made an impatient movement "King of the Castle", George Manville Fenn