moved around

Changed location repeatedly

Moved around describes changing position or location repeatedly or in various directions.

Someone who moved around a lot as a kid relocated frequently.

To move around a space is to navigate within it: She moved around the kitchen preparing dinner.

It can also mean shifting something from place to place: He moved around the furniture until the room felt right.

Related

migrated · repositioned · rearranged · reassigned · strolled · oscillated · wandered · milled about · displaced · roamed · paced · fidgeted · rotated · walked · ran · dispersed · redistributed · stirred

Opposites
physical motion vs. stillness

moved aroundstayed put

Continued in place

stood still · sat still · froze · halted · paused

stability vs. transience

moved aroundstayed put

Continued in place

settled down · put down roots · homesteaded

activity vs. inactivity

moved aroundrested

Having recovered energy

lounged · sat around · vegetated

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G