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- Dictionarysway/swā/
verb
- 1. move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backward and forward or from side to side: "he swayed slightly on his feet" Similar
noun
- 1. a rhythmical movement from side to side: "the easy sway of her hips" Similar
- 2. rule; control: "the part of the continent under Russia's sway" Similar
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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.
SWAY definition: 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.
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.
SWAY meaning: 1. to move slowly from side to side: 2. to cause something to move or change: 3. to persuade…. Learn more.
When people or things sway, they lean or swing slowly from one side to the other.
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.
SWAY definition: 1. to move slowly from one side to the other: 2. to persuade someone to change their opinion or…. Learn more.
sway meaning, definition, what is sway: to move slowly from one side to another...: Learn more.
Verb. Noun. Idiom. Filter. verb. swayed, swaying, sways. To swing or move from side to side or to and fro. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cause to vacillate. Webster's New World. To vacillate or alternate between one position, opinion, etc. and another. Webster's New World. To lean or incline to one side; veer. Webster's New World.
