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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