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Definitions of beweging

noun
the act of changing location from one place to another

synonyms: omzetting, stroming, translocatie, transpositie, verplaatsing

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progressie, voorschot, vooruitgang
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

motoriek, voortbewegen
self-propelled movement

longe
the act of moving forward suddenly

reis
the act of going from one place to another

achtervolging
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

Hemelvaart, opkomst, opstijging, verhoging
the act of changing location in an upward direction

afdaling
the act of changing your location in a downward direction

schommel, slinger, slingerbeweging, slingering, zwaai, zwiep, zwier
changing location by moving back and forth

beek, stroming, stroom
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

slakkegang, slakkegangetje, slakkengang, slakkengangetje
a very slow movement

speed
changing location rapidly

overgaan
the act of moving from one place to another

drukte, gehaast, gejakker, haast, spoed
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

manoeuvre, speelwijze
a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

migratie, trek, volksverhuizing
the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

emigratie
migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

immigratie, pascontrole, paspoortcontrole
migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)

carrière, loopbaan
the general progression of your working or professional life

mars, marstempo
a steady advance

loop
the act of traveling by foot

hardloopwedstrijd, loop, tippel, wandeling
the act of walking somewhere

pasje, schrede, stap, trede, voetstap
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

draven, galopperen, hardlopen, hollen, rennen
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

draf, sukkelgangetje, trotskist
a slow pace of running

cirkel, kring, omloop, ronde, rondje
movement once around a course

dwaaltocht, omzwerving, omzwervingen, peregrinatie, zwerftocht
traveling or wandering around

landloperij
travelling about without any clear destination

overschrijding
traveling across

weggedrag
the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

aviatiek, luchtvaart, luchtvaartverkeer, luchtverkeer, vliegerij, vliegkunst, vliegverkeer
travel via aircraft

paardensprong, paardesprong
descent with a parachute

dagreis, tocht
the act of traveling from one place to another

forensenverkeer, forensisme, woon-werkverkeer
the travel of a commuter

beklimming, beklimmming, klim, klimpartij
the act of climbing something

rentree
the act of entering again

laadbord, staartsteun
an unexpected slide

confidentie, instroom, ontboezeming, overstroming, overvloeiing, spui, verlaat, watersnood, watervloed
a large flow

acceleratievermogen, versnelling
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

rotklus
the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)

pasje
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

gehol, gejaag, klimpartij, motorcross
rushing about hastily in an undignified way

dansfiguur, figuur
a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating

glazuur, glazuursel, suikerglazuur
(ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal

voetenwerk
the manner of using the feet

slag
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

slag
any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

goudkoorts
a large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field

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alteratie, verandering, wijziging
the action of changing something
noun
a change of position that does not entail a change of location

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watje
an abrupt spasmodic movement

eindschot, eindsprint, eindspurt
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics

kniebuiging
supporting yourself on your knees

stampen
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

prosternatie
the act of assuming a prostrate position

aswenteling, omwenteling, rotatie, slag, toer
the act of rotating as if on an axis

sluiting
the act of closing something

kraakactie, kraakpand
the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels

slinger, zwaai, zwiep, zwier
a movement in an arc

competitieladder, competitiestand
the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

overspannenheid, overspanning, spreidstand
the act of sitting or standing astride

slag
a single complete movement

gekrioel, gewriemel
the act of wiggling

euritmie
the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding

por, stoot
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

hoofdknik, hoofdknikje, knik, knikje, nutatie
the act of nodding the head

effect, pirouette, schroef, spin, wervelbeweging, werveling
the act of rotating rapidly

supinatie
rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward

draai, draaibeweging, draaiing, wending, wenteling, zwenk, zwenking
turning or twisting around (in place)

draai, draaibeweging
the act of winding or twisting

geritsel, ritseling
agitating a liquid with an implement

rectie, regering
pitching dangerously to one side

aardbeving, aardschok, beving, huivering, rilling, siddering
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

beat, maatslag, slag
a stroke or blow

verstoring
the act of causing disorder

geraas
the act of making a noisy disturbance

ravage
violent and needless disturbance

krijgsgewoel, scrimmage, scrummage, strijdgewoel, wapengeweld
a noisy riotous fight

uitbarsting
a sudden violent disturbance

fleer, haal, klap, muilpeer, opflikker, por, stoot
a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

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alteratie, verandering, wijziging
the action of changing something
noun
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

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buiging, declinatie, diffractie, straalbuiging, verbuiging
movement that causes the formation of a curve

band, frequentieband, golf
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

moersleutel
a jerky pulling movement

golf
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

branding, grondzee
waves breaking on the shore

zog
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

lattenbodem, repel, rimpel, rimpeling
a small wave on the surface of a liquid

geluidsgolf
(acoustics) a wave that transmits sound

schokgolf
a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity

deining, golfslag, rolling
the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

opstijging
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

aardbevingsgolf, vloedgolf
a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun

aardbevingsgolf, vloedgolf
an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide

aardbevingsgolf, vloedgolf
a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption

schuimkop
a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white

afdaling
a movement downward

ambtsaanvaarding, dienstaanvaarding, indiensttreding
a movement into or inward

refractie, straalbreking
the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

zwieper
an erratic deflection from an intended course

pols, polsslag
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

flutter
the motion made by flapping up and down

omlooptijd, omwenteling
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

progressie
a movement forward

Hemelvaart
a movement upward

distributie, verbreiding, verspreiding
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

massabeweging
a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

terugreis, terugtocht, terugweg, thuisreis
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction

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gebeurde, gebeurtenis, geschiedenis, ontwikkeling, voorval
an event that happens
noun
a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

synonyms: richting, stroming

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Ku-Klux-Klan
a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people

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hervormingsbeweging
a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms

impressionisme
a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light

syndicalisme
a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions

avant-garde, voorhoede
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

cubisme, kubisme
an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

dadaïsme
a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty

expressionisme
an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality

futurisme
an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age

naturalisme
an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

neoromantiek
an art movement based on a revival of Romanticism in art and literature

nouvelle vague
an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s

surrealisme
a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams

humanisme
the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies

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