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Swaying

/ˈsweɪɪŋ/

To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.

📖 Definitions of "Swaying"

verb
  1. 1

    To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.

    "sway to the music;  The trees swayed in the breeze."

  2. 2

    To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.

    "to sway the sceptre"

  3. 3

    To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.

    "Do you think you can sway their decision?"

  4. 4

    To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.

    "reeds swayed by the wind;  judgment swayed by passion"

noun
  1. 1

    The motion of something that sways.

  2. 2

    An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading.

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