unmoving

[ uhn-moo-ving ]

adjective

1. not moving; move; still; motionless.
2. not stirring the emotions.

unmoving

/ ʌnˈmuːvɪŋ /

adjective

1. not in motion

   the unmoving sea

2. still or constant

   an invisible but unmoving point

Word History and Origins

Origin of unmoving¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; un- ¹, moving

Example Sentences

If an unmoving train is clanging its bell but you’re riding a train about to pass it by, you’ll hear the same rise in pitch as you close in on the bell, followed by the drop in pitch as you pass.

From Science News For Students

I stared at the phone in my hand, waiting for the confirmation I needed, but it was lifeless, unmoving.

From MIT Technology Review

His eyes stared, flat black spots, unmoving, unblinking, giving out nothing.

From The Daily Beast

It was all in the eyes, unmoving, not even a single blink, aimed at a faraway distance only he could see.

From The Daily Beast

She sat bent and unmoving in her wheelchair, with a large canvas bag in her lap.

From The Daily Beast

The metal ball hung unmoving; it would hold automatically to the direction and speed that had been established.

From Project Gutenberg

Then one after another dropped away from the center mass and lay unmoving on the floor.

From Project Gutenberg

So we kept on, until we came one day to a spot whence we saw something low and unmoving and purple, far off in the northwest.

From Project Gutenberg

The little robot just stood there for a second or two, unmoving, his waldo hands clasped firmly in front of his chest.

From Project Gutenberg

My father sat down on the floor at the foot of my couch, where the wax light threw his shadow, exaggerating its unmoving profile.

From Project Gutenberg