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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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SWAY definition: 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.
SWAY meaning: 1. to move slowly from side to side: 2. to cause something to move or change: 3. to persuade…. Learn more.
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.
When people or things sway, they lean or swing slowly from one side to the other.
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. Swaying is usually a gentle motion, but if you're easily swayed, you're in trouble.
1. To cause to swing back and forth or to and fro: The breeze swayed the wheat. 2. To cause to incline or bend: The wind swayed the trees toward the house. 3. To exert influence or control over: His speech swayed the voters. 4. Nautical To hoist (a mast or yard) into position. 5. Archaic. a. To rule or govern. b. To wield, as a weapon or scepter.
[transitive, often passive] sway somebody to persuade somebody to believe something or do something synonym influence. He's easily swayed. She wasn't swayed by his good looks or his clever talk.
SWAY definition: 1. to move slowly from one side to the other: 2. to persuade someone to change their opinion or…. Learn more.
She held no sway in what happened or played no larger part in their twisted doings. The sun shines, warm breezes sway the trees. These were motionless at first, but soon began to flicker more brightly and to sway slowly from side to side and then up and down.
