sway

IPA: swˈeɪ

noun

  • The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
  • A rocking or swinging motion.
  • Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
  • Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
  • Rule; dominion; control; power.
  • A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
  • The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
  • A village in Hampshire, England.

verb

  • To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
  • To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
  • To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
  • To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.
  • (nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
  • To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
  • To have weight or influence.
  • To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
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Examples of "sway" in Sentences

  • The entire structure sways in the wind.
  • I feel the ladder sway as the boughs bend.
  • Minds swayed by eyes are full of turpitude.
  • The tent sways slightly in response to the wind.
  • The planet has mountains that sway in the breeze.
  • The next mode is swaying of the building side to side.
  • The tower is supposed to sway in the event of such things.
  • The cashew trees sway in the breeze welcoming the visitors.
  • The campaigns mobilize their supporters and sway the persuadable.
  • No attempt was made in the message to sway the opinion of the recipients.

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