The needle once more moved in steady pace up the scale.

Slowly the long, black needle moved upward and snapped into position.

When I looked at the meter, the needle was moving with the speed of a second hand on a watch.

The needle moved closer to red and the drumroll began.

This movement causes the needles to move back and forth against the work surface.

The big problem is, they spent a lot of dollars on marketing and the needle didn't move at all.

Why not try the opposite setting to the one you've just used and see how the needles move (or don't) in each direction?

The don was able to follow what he said; the girl sat watching the little needles move under the glasses without understanding.

The needle will move up and down because of these forces.

"Your husband hangs the picture up on the wall of his study," he finished, and this time the needles moved.