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- DictionarySway/swā/
verb
- 1. move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backward and forward or from side to side: "he swayed slightly on his feet"
noun
- 1. a rhythmical movement from side to side: "the easy sway of her hips"
- 2. rule; control: "the part of the continent under Russia's sway"
to move or incline to one side or in a particular direction. to incline in opinion, sympathy, tendency, etc.: She swayed toward conservatism. Synonyms: tend, bend, lean. to fluctuate or vacillate, as in opinion: His ideas swayed this way and that. to wield power; exercise rule.
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Definition of sway verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'sway' 1. When people or things sway, they lean or swing slowly from one side to the other. [...] 2. If you are swayed by someone or something, you are influenced by them. [...] 3. See to hold sway [...] More. Conjugations of 'sway' present simple: I sway, you sway [...] past simple: I swayed, you swayed [...]
The meaning of SWAY is the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion. How to use sway in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sway.
To move or oscillate gently from side to side or back and forth. "The persuasive speaker has the power to sway the opinions of his audience." It is often associated with a rhythmic or swaying motion, resembling the movement of a pendulum or the gentle swaying of a tree branch in the wind.
Definitions of 'sway'. 1. When people or things sway, they lean or swing slowly from one side to the other. [...] 2. If you are swayed by someone or something, you are influenced by them. [...] 3. See to hold sway [...]
definition 1: to swing back and forth or from side to side; rock. She swayed in time to the music. synonyms: rock. similar words: oscillate, reel, roll, swing, totter, vacillate, waver, wobble, yaw. definition 2: to move or incline to one side or direction; veer; lean.
