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- Dictionaryswaying/ˈsweɪɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. moving slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side: "swaying palm trees"
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SWAYING definition: 1. present participle of sway 2. to move slowly from side to side: 3. to cause something to move…. Learn more.
to cause something to move or change: Recent developments have swayed the balance of power in the region. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Shaking, swinging and vibrating. brandish. earth-shaking. flappy. flourish. fluff something up. reverberation. reverberative. ripple. rock-a-bye. shake out. shakily. shiver. thrash. trembly.
: to swing slowly and rhythmically back and forth from a base or pivot. b. : to move gently from an upright to a leaning position. 2. : to hold sway : act as ruler or governor. 3. : to fluctuate or veer between one point, position, or opinion and another.
SWAYING meaning: 1. present participle of sway 2. to move slowly from side to side: 3. to cause something to move…. Learn more.
n. 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.
sway in British English. (sweɪ ) 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.
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.
sway meaning, definition, what is sway: to move slowly from one side to another...: Learn more.
[intransitive, transitive] to move slowly from side to side; to move something in this way. (+ adv./prep.) The branches were swaying in the wind. Vicky swayed and fell. sway something (+ adv./prep.) They danced rhythmically, swaying their hips to the music. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level.
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.
