sway
Meaning of sway
verb
- move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side.
he swayed slightly on his feet
wind rattled and swayed the trees
- control or influence (a person or course of action).
he's easily swayed by other people
- a rhythmical movement from side to side.
the easy sway of her hips
- rule; control.
the country was under the sway of rival warlords
Middle English: corresponding in sense to Low German swājen ‘be blown to and fro’ and Dutch zwaaien ‘swing, walk in a tottering way’.
Information about sway
- The plural form of sway is: sways.
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Hyphenation of sway
sway
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- sway is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
sway synonyms
Meaning rock:
Meaning swing:
Meaning carry:
Meaning move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm:
Meaning move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion:
Meaning walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall:
Meaning move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side:
Meaning make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger:
Meaning lose one's balance and stagger or lurch violently:
Meaning move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis:
Meaning make a list of:
Meaning trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall:
Meaning (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate around a lateral axis, so that the front moves up and down:
Meaning (of a boat or ship) turn over on its side; capsize:
Meaning change direction suddenly:
Meaning change or cause to change direction abruptly:
Meaning move in a quivering way; flicker:
Meaning rise and fall irregularly in number or amount:
Meaning waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive:
Meaning occur in turn repeatedly:
Meaning differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class:
Meaning use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself:
Meaning pause in indecision before saying or doing something:
Meaning have an influence on:
Meaning have an effect on; make a difference to:
Meaning cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something:
Meaning change the form, character, or function of something:
Meaning handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner:
Meaning force or be forced to submit:
Meaning form (an object) out of malleable material:
Meaning try to influence or thwart by underhand or unfair methods:
Meaning an act of sweeping something with a brush:
Meaning a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore:
Meaning an act of moving:
Meaning movement back and forth in a regular rhythm:
Meaning the action of moving smoothly up and down:
Meaning the official power to make legal decisions and judgements:
Meaning control of or dominion over an area or people:
Meaning the group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office:
Meaning supreme power or authority:
Meaning sovereignty or control:
Meaning the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events:
Meaning authority, especially over armed forces:
Meaning political or social authority or control, especially that exercised by a government:
Meaning the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience:
Meaning occupation of a position of dominant power or influence:
Meaning the exercise of power or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled:
Meaning control or superiority over someone or something:
Meaning the state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status:
Meaning the action of leading a group of people or an organization:
Meaning a course along which someone or something moves:
Meaning the power to influence a person or situation:
Meaning ability to exercise influence:
Meaning influence or power, especially in politics or business:
Translation of sway
- German: schwanken
- Italian: ondeggiare
Anagrams of sway
Words that rhyme with sway
asway, sidesway, misway, upsway, countersway, oversway, crossway, expressway, passway, busway
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