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   sway

   /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 swingshakeoscillaterockundulatemove from side to sidemove to and fromove back and forthstaggerwobblerocklurchreelrollliststumblepitchkeelveerswervewaverfluctuatevacillateoscillatealternatevarysee-sawyo-yoequivocatehesitateshilly-shallygo from one extreme to the otherhum and hawinformal:wobbleblow hot and cold
   • 2. control or influence (a person or course of action): "he's easily swayed by other people" Similar influenceaffectbiaspersuadeprevail onbring roundtalk roundwin overconvertmanipulatebendmouldinformal:nobble
   • ▪ rule; govern: literary "now let the Lord forever reign and sway us as he will" Similar rulegoverndominatecontroldirectguide

   noun

   • 1. a rhythmical movement from side to side: "the easy sway of her hips" Similar swingsweepwaverollshakemovementoscillationundulation
   • 2. rule; control: "the country was under the sway of rival warlords" Similar jurisdictionrulegovernmentsovereigntydominioncontrolcommandpowerauthorityascendancydominationmasterycontroldominationpowerauthoritysupremacyinfluenceleadershipdirectionleverageinformal:pullclout

   Word Origin Middle English: corresponding in sense to Low German swājen ‘be blown to and fro’ and Dutch zwaaien ‘swing, walk in a tottering way’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSWAY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › swaySway Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › swaySway - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySWAY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SWAY meaning: 1. to move slowly from side to side: 2. to cause something to move or change: 3. to persuade…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSWAY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   When people or things sway, they lean or swing slowly from one side to the other.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › swaySWAY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › swaysway | meaning of sway in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary ...

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   sway meaning, definition, what is sway: to move slowly from one side to another...: Learn more.