swaying
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/ˈsweɪɪŋ/
English
Definitions
verb
- To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.“sway to the music; The trees swayed in the breeze.”
- To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.“to sway the sceptre”
- To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.“Do you think you can sway their decision?”
- To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.“reeds swayed by the wind; judgment swayed by passion”
noun
- The motion of something that sways.
- An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading.
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Synonyms
swingingmovingshakingbalancingrollingoscillatingundulatingwavingpitchingrockingreelingwaggingquiveringnoddinglurchingtottering