verb
move
To affect someone emotionally.
Her honest account of the rescue moves the audience.
Etymology
The physical verb for setting something in motion extended to inner feelings. To move someone emotionally is to stir feelings that had been at rest.
More examples
- The final scene moved me to tears.
- I'm deeply moved by your thoughtful letter.
- Their courage moves her to speak up.
Forms
move · moves · moved · moving
movingly adverb — In a way that stirs emotion.