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sway
[ swey ]
verb (used without object)
- to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
Synonyms:
- to move or incline to one side or in a particular direction.
- to incline in opinion, sympathy, tendency, etc.:
She swayed toward conservatism.
Synonyms: , ,
- to fluctuate or vacillate, as in opinion:
His ideas swayed this way and that.
- to wield power; exercise rule.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to move to and fro or to incline from side to side.
- to cause to move to one side or in a particular direction.
- Nautical. to hoist or raise (a yard, topmast, or the like) (usually followed by up ).
- to cause to fluctuate or vacillate.
- to cause (the mind, emotions, etc., or a person) to incline or turn in a specified way; influence.
- to cause to swerve, as from a purpose or a course of action:
He swayed them from their plan.
- to dominate; direct.
- to wield, as a weapon or scepter.
- to rule; govern.
noun
- the act of swaying; swaying movement.
- rule; dominion:
He held all Asia in his sway.
- dominating power or influence:
Many voters were under his sway.
sway
/ ɱɪ /
verb
- usually intr to swing or cause to swing to and fro
- usually intr to lean or incline or cause to lean or incline to one side or in different directions in turn
- usually intr to vacillate or cause to vacillate between two or more opinions
- to be influenced or swerve or influence or cause to swerve to or from a purpose or opinion
- tr nautical to hoist (a yard, mast, or other spar)
- archaic.to rule or wield power (over)
- archaic.tr to wield (a weapon)
noun
- control; power
- a swinging or leaning movement
- archaic.dominion; governing authority
- hold swayto be master; reign
Derived Forms
- ˈɲڳܱ, adjective
- ˈɲⲹ, adjective
- ˈɲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ɲa· adjective
- ɲİ noun
- ɲiԲ· adverb
- -ɲ noun
- un·ɲa· adjective
- ܲ·ɲiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sway1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sway1
Idioms and Phrases
see hold sway .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Those facts helped sway the high court that Juror 5’s concerns were genuine and his removal improper.
Nintendo argues its 3D audio tech will create a surround sound experience, but this is unlikely to be the feature that sways people to picking up the device.
It is unclear whether the move would have swayed the election had this story been true.
Structural beams, columns and slabs held up, despite extreme shaking and swaying of some high-rises.
It is unclear whether Trump has been swayed at all by Smith's lobbying, though the premier took credit on Friday for shifting Shapiro's opinion on tariffs, after he spoke out against them.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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