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sway
verb (swayed , swaying )
1 tr & intr to swing, or make something swing, backwards and forwards or from side to side, especially slowly and smoothly.
2 tr & intr to lean or bend, or make something lean or bend, to one side or in one direction.
3 to persuade someone to take a particular view or decision, or dissuade them from a course of action.
4 intr (usu sway towards something) to incline towards a particular opinion.
5 intr to waver between two opinions or decisions.
noun
1 a swaying motion.
2 control or influence.
[15c in these senses: perhaps from Norse sveigja to bend]
swaying noun , adjective .
hold sway to have authority or influence.
verb (swayed , swaying )
1 tr & intr to swing, or make something swing, backwards and forwards or from side to side, especially slowly and smoothly.
2 tr & intr to lean or bend, or make something lean or bend, to one side or in one direction.
3 to persuade someone to take a particular view or decision, or dissuade them from a course of action.
4 intr (usu sway towards something) to incline towards a particular opinion.
5 intr to waver between two opinions or decisions.
noun
1 a swaying motion.
2 control or influence.
[15c in these senses: perhaps from Norse sveigja to bend]
swaying noun , adjective .
hold sway to have authority or influence.
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