poetry in motion
Fluid, graceful movement.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The dancer is poetry in motion.”
“Watching the professional athlete run across the field was truly poetry in motion.”
“The swan glided across the lake with such elegance that its movement was pure poetry in motion.”
The term appears in the 19th century, entering the lexicon as a literal description of movement that possessed the qualities of verse. No specific individual or event is credited with its coinage.
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Brownian motion
A state of chaos or disarray.
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go through the motions
To do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.
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motion of someone's ocean
The way someone moves during sex.
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set in motion
To trigger movement or progress; to get going.
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set the wheels in motion
to initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)
Last updated August 10, 2026