Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: movement
IPA transcription: [m'uvmənt]
Pronunciations of movement
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: motion, movement, move, motility
    Meaning: a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
  • Synonyms: motion, movement, move
    Meaning: the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
  • Synonyms: movement, motion
    Meaning: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
  • Synonyms: movement, social_movement, front
    Meaning: a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"
  • Synonyms: movement
    Meaning: a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"
  • Synonyms: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
    Meaning: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
  • Synonyms: apparent_motion, motion, apparent_movement, movement
    Meaning: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"
Usage examples
  • But is the movement of events?"
  • Graham made a petulant movement.
  • Then she made a movement to rise.
  • Slow the movement was and tortuous
  • The Chinaman checked his movement.
  • The second reason is from movement.
  • There was a jerk--a smooth movement.
  • Is it capable of exciting a movement?
  • The cashier did not notice the movement.
  • He notes the smallest movement of his captive.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ottoman Empire, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Anfield, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Literary criticism, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Battle of Fredericksburg, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Gaucher's disease, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Stuttering, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording VJing, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Latter Day Saint movement, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Harvey Milk, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Suspension (body modification), License CC BY-SA 4.0