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- Dictionarysway/sweɪ/
verb
- 1. move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side: "he swayed slightly on his feet" Similar
- 2. control or influence (a person or course of action): "he's easily swayed by other people" Similar
noun
- 1. a rhythmical movement from side to side: "the easy sway of her hips" Similar
- 2. rule; control: "the country was under the sway of rival warlords" Similar
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Meaning of sway in English. sway. verb. uk / sweɪ / us / sweɪ / sway verb (MOVE) Add to word list. [ I ] to move slowly from side to side: The trees were swaying in the wind. The movement of the ship caused the mast to sway from side to side /back and forth.
SWAY meaning: 1. to move slowly from side to side: 2. to cause something to move or change: 3. to persuade…. Learn more.
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.
When people or things sway, they lean or swing slowly from one side to the other.
verb (used without object) to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support. Synonyms: wave. 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.
The sway, or rocking motion, of a boat is too much for many stomachs. People can sway if they're dizzy, tilting from side to side as they walk. On a windy day you can see trees swaying and bending in the wind.
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.
sway meaning, definition, what is sway: to move slowly from one side to another...: Learn more.
1. The act of moving from side to side with a swinging motion. 2. Influence or control: The mayor has a lot of sway in our town. [Middle English sweien, probably of Scandinavian origin .] sway′er n. sway′ing·ly adv.
