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swaying

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/ˈsweɪɪŋ/ English

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verb

  1. To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.“sway to the music;  The trees swayed in the breeze.”
  2. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.“to sway the sceptre”
  3. 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?”
  4. 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

  1. The motion of something that sways.
  2. An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading.

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