moving about

Changing your location

Moving about means traveling from place to place without settling, or simply being in motion within a space.

Someone who moves about a lot changes locations frequently: She spent her twenties moving about Europe.

Within a room, moving about suggests restless or purposeful activity: He kept moving about, unable to sit still.

Related

locomotion · stroll · wandering · roaming · running errands · trekking · amble · migrating · driving · road trip · hitting the road · march · walking · exploration · maneuvering · scouting · orienting · relocating

Opposites
motion vs. stillness

moving aboutstationary

Not in motion

still · motionless · immobile · static · unmoving

mobility vs. fixedness

moving aboutfixed

Restored or immovable

anchored · rooted · moored · planted · tethered

activity vs. rest

moving aboutresting

In a state of stillness

sitting · lying down · idle · dormant · inactive

Family

move, moving, about, movers, movement, movements, movable, immovable, movability

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