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Detailed Synonyms for swaying in English

swaying:

swaying adj

  1. swaying

Related Words for "swaying":


sway:

to sway verb (sways, swayed, swaying)

  1. to sway
    to cradle; to sway; to swing; to rock; to roll
    • cradle verb (cradles, cradled, cradling)
    • sway verb (sways, swayed, swaying)
    • swing verb (swings, swung, swinging)
    • rock verb (rocks, rocked, rocking)
    • roll verb (rolls, rolled, rolling)
  2. to sway
    to sway; to stagger; to falter
    • sway verb (sways, swayed, swaying)
    • stagger verb (staggers, staggered, staggering)
    • falter verb (falters, faltered, faltering)
  3. to sway
    waddle; to sway; to stagger
    • waddle verb
    • sway verb (sways, swayed, swaying)
    • stagger verb (staggers, staggered, staggering)
  4. to sway
    to lull; craddle; to sway
    • lull verb (lulls, lulled, lulling)
    • craddle verb
    • sway verb (sways, swayed, swaying)
  5. to sway
    to wobble; to sway; to whirl
    • wobble verb (wobbles, wobbled, wobbling)
    • sway verb (sways, swayed, swaying)
    • whirl verb (whirls, whirled, whirling)
  6. to sway
    – move back and forth or sideways 1
    to sway; to rock; to shake
    – move back and forth or sideways 1
    • sway verb (sways, swayed, swaying)
      • the tall building swayed1
    • rock verb (rocks, rocked, rocking)
      • the ship was rocking1
      • She rocked back and forth on her feet1
    • shake verb (shakes, shook, shaking)
  7. to sway
    – cause to move back and forth 1
    to sway; to rock
    – cause to move back and forth 1
    • sway verb (sways, swayed, swaying)
      • the wind swayed the trees gently1
    • rock verb (rocks, rocked, rocking)
      • rock the cradle1
      • rock the baby1
  8. to sway
    – move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner 1
    to sway; to swing
    – move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner 1
    • sway verb (sways, swayed, swaying)
    • swing verb (swings, swung, swinging)
      • He swung back1
  9. to sway
    – win approval or support for 1
    to persuade; to carry; to sway
    – win approval or support for 1
    • persuade verb (persuades, persuaded, persuading)
    • carry verb (carries, carried, carrying)
    • sway verb (sways, swayed, swaying)
      • His speech did not sway the voters1

Conjugations for sway:

present
  1. sway
  2. sway
  3. sways
  4. sway
  5. sway
  6. sway
simple past
  1. swayed
  2. swayed
  3. swayed
  4. swayed
  5. swayed
  6. swayed
present perfect
  1. have swayed
  2. have swayed
  3. has swayed
  4. have swayed
  5. have swayed
  6. have swayed
past continuous
  1. was swaying
  2. were swaying
  3. was swaying
  4. were swaying
  5. were swaying
  6. were swaying
future
  1. shall sway
  2. will sway
  3. will sway
  4. shall sway
  5. will sway
  6. will sway
continuous present
  1. am swaying
  2. are swaying
  3. is swaying
  4. are swaying
  5. are swaying
  6. are swaying
subjunctive
  1. be swayed
  2. be swayed
  3. be swayed
  4. be swayed
  5. be swayed
  6. be swayed
diverse
  1. sway!
  2. let's sway!
  3. swayed
  4. swaying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

sway [the ~] noun

  1. the sway
    the sway; the swing; the oscillation; the fluctuation; the swinging; the nutation
  2. the sway
    – pitching dangerously to one side 1
    the sway; the rock; the tilt; the careen
    – pitching dangerously to one side 1
  3. the sway
    – controlling influence 1
    the sway
    – controlling influence 1

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Related Definitions for "sway":

  1. pitching dangerously to one side1
  2. controlling influence1
  3. move back and forth or sideways1
    • the tall building swayed1
  4. cause to move back and forth1
    • the wind swayed the trees gently1
  5. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner1
  6. win approval or support for1
    • His speech did not sway the voters1

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