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Search phrase: moving

Plays

 28 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC II.v.70Shall make thy peace for moving me to rage,Shall make thy peace, for mouing me to rage,
CoriolanusCor IV.vii.42Not to be other than one thing, not movingNot to be other then one thing, not moouing
HamletHam II.ii.305and moving how express and admirable, in action howand mouing how expresse and admirable? in Action, how
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iii.33O, I could divide myself, and go to buffets, for movingO, I could diuide my selfe, and go to buffets, for mouing
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.1Mars his true moving, even as in the heavensMars his true mouing, euen as in the Heauens,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.104But now thy uncle is removing hence,But now thy Vnckle is remouing hence,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.34And Lewis a prince soon won with moving words.And Lewis a Prince soone wonne with mouing words:
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.73For so much moving hath a poet's penFor so much moouing hath a Poets pen:
King JohnKJ II.i.169Draws those heaven-moving pearls from his poor eyes,Drawes those heauen-mouing pearles frõ his poor eies,
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.29As our best-moving fair solicitor.As our best mouing faire soliciter:
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.71The other turns to a mirth-moving jest,The other turnes to a mirth-mouing iest.
MacbethMac V.v.38.1I say, a moving grove.I say, a mouing Groue.
Measure for MeasureMM II.ii.36.2Heaven give thee moving graces.Heauen giue thee mouing graces.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.83 (to Bottom, removing the ass's head)
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.226More moving, delicate, and full of life,More mouing delicate, and ful of life,
OthelloOth I.iii.134Of moving accidents by flood and field,Of mouing Accidents by Flood and Field,
OthelloOth IV.ii.54To point his slow unmoving finger at!To point his slow, and mouing finger at.
OthelloOth IV.ii.226as the removing of Cassio.as the remouing of Cassio.
OthelloOth IV.ii.227How do you mean ‘ removing ’ of him?How do you meane remouing him?
OthelloOth V.ii.94The noise was high. Ha! No more moving?The noise was high. Hah, no more moouing?
Richard IIR2 V.i.47The heavy accent of thy moving tongue,The heauie accent of thy mouing Tongue,
The TempestTem I.ii.467He draws, and is charmed from movingHe drawes, and is charmed from mouing.
The TempestTem II.i.218With eyes wide open; standing, speaking, moving,With eyes wide open: standing, speaking, mouing:
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.217With certain half-caps and cold-moving nodsWith certaine halfe-caps, and cold mouing nods,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.i.121I would have had them writ more movingly.I would haue had them writ more mouingly:
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG V.iv.55Nay, if the gentle spirit of moving wordsNay, if the gentle spirit of mouing words
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.332Without ripe moving to't? Would I do this?Without ripe mouing to't? Would I doe this?
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.414.0 (removing his disguise)

Poems

 5 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.14.15 Doth cite each moving sense from idle rest. Doth scite each mouing scence from idle rest,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.243 My will is strong past reason's weak removing: My will is strong past reasons weake remoouing:
SonnetsSonn.26.9 Till whatsoever star that guides my moving Til whatsoeuer star that guides my mouing,
SonnetsSonn.94.3 Who, moving others, are themselves as stone, Who mouing others, are themselues as stone,
Venus and AdonisVen.776 And every tongue more moving than your own, And euerie tongue more mouing then your owne,

Glossary

 37 result(s).
abidestay a short while, pause before moving on
best-movingmost persuasive
cold-movingcool, chilling, distant
condolingmoving, affecting, poignant
constantunmoving, unchanging, fixed
drooping[of the sun] moving downward
firebrandwill o' the wisp, moving light
fleetingswift-moving, speedy
footmoving the feet, running away, flight
giddy-pacedwhirling, moving at a bewildering pace
goget moving, get to work, come on
heavyslow-moving, sluggish, laggard
heavy-gaitedponderously walking, clumsy-moving
idleinactive, unmoving, inert
jiggingmoving in the manner of a jig
meltingmoving, affecting, causing tenderness
mincingaffected, pretentious, daintily moving
motionact of moving, movement, stirring
motiveinstrument, agent, moving organ
movingpower to move, affecting, stirring
passagepassing, progress, moving on
patheticalpathetic, touching, moving
piercingmoving, touching, poignant
progressiononward movement, moving along the way
rankway of moving, progress
retrograde[astrology] moving in a contrary direction
revolutionmoving round [a point], revolving round
slow-gaitedslow-moving, sluggish
slystealthy, furtive, quietly moving
standstand still, stop, cease moving
stealingstealthily moving, gliding quietly by
swift-startingquick-spreading, rapidly moving
tardy-gaitedslow-moving, sluggish
tenderpitiable, pathetic, moving
touchingaffecting, moving, grievous
widedistant, removed, moving astray [from]
workingmoving, full of emotion

Thesaurus

 49 result(s).
astray, movingwide
bewildering pace, moving at agiddy-paced
cease movingstand
clumsy-movingheavy-gaited
contrary direction, moving in a [in astrology]retrograde
daintily movingmincing
downward moving [of the sun]drooping
feet, moving thefoot
jig, moving in the manner of ajigging
light, movingfirebrand
movingcondoling
movingmelting
movingpathetical
movingpiercing
movingtender
movingtouching
movingworking
moving along the wayprogression
moving astraywide
moving at a bewildering pacegiddy-paced
moving clumsilyheavy-gaited
moving daintilymincing
moving downward [of the sun]drooping
moving in a contrary direction [in astrology]retrograde
moving in the manner of a jigjigging
moving lightfirebrand
moving onpassage
moving organmotive
moving quietlysly
moving round [a point]revolution
moving, ceasestand
moving, getgo
moving, rapidlyswift-starting
moving, stealthilystealing
moving, way ofrank
pace, moving at a bewilderinggiddy-paced
pause before moving onabide
quietly movingsly
rapidly movingswift-starting
round, movingrevolution
slow-movingheavy
slow-movingslow-gaited
slow-movingtardy-gaited
stealthily movingstealing
swift-movingfleeting
unmovingconstant
unmovingidle
way of movingrank
way, moving along theprogression

Themes and Topics

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Cosmos...w i i 195 describing a heavenly body moving in an apparently contrary direction to ...

Words Families

 11 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BESTSTATEbest-moving adj
COLDSTATEcold-moving adj
HEAVENSTATEheaven-moving adj
MIRTHSTATEmirth-moving adj
MOVEBASICmoving adj
MOVEREMOVINGremoving n
MOVESTATEbest-moving adj, cold-moving adj, heaven-moving adj, mirth-moving adj
MOVENOTunmoving adj

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