adjective
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not in motion
the unmoving sea
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still or constant
an invisible but unmoving point
Etymology
Origin of unmoving
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; un- 1, moving
Example Sentences
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But he found himself unmoving, his thoughts spinning around a strangely specific memory.
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I stood staring at the tiny unmoving form with my heart thudding strangely against my ribs.
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She did as her parents had instructed: she stayed in the cellar under the floorboards, still, mute, unmoving, barely breathing, until the house fell silent again.
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I ducked inside to see Anna lying in her straw bed, stiff and unmoving.
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But when we finally got into the ward, Grandpa Dodzi was hooked up to tubes and wires, unmoving and unconscious.
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