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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"
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.
SWAY definition: 1. to move slowly from side to side: 2. to cause something to move or change: 3. to persuade…. Learn more.
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.
SWAY meaning: 1. to move slowly from side to side: 2. to cause something to move or change: 3. to persuade…. Learn more.
verb. cause to move back and forth. “the wind swayed the trees gently” synonyms: rock. rock, shake. move back and forth or sideways. see more. noun. pitching dangerously to one side.
verb. 1. (usually intr) to swing or cause to swing to and fro. 2. (usually intr) to lean or incline or cause to lean or incline to one side or in different directions in turn. 3. (usually intr) to vacillate or cause to vacillate between two or more opinions.
Definition of sway verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SWAY definition: 1. to move slowly from one side to the other: 2. to persuade someone to change their opinion or…. Learn 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 [...] past participle: swayed
SWAY meaning: 1 : to move slowly back and forth; 2 : to cause (someone) to agree with you or to share your opinion often used as (be) swayed.
