sway
8
3.5
- noun
- /sweɪ/
:
oscilación
- History holds no sway with the present, Mr Grisbane.
- postural sway
- body sway
- increased sway
So ball joint has it being changed out and the sway bar links.
- So ball joint has it being changed out and the sway bar links.
Examples
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There was something about the sway of a hammock, especially in low g...
Fiction book (1990) -
Your step's grace and skirt's sway were infatuating.
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Why did my mother have so much sway, so much command?
Fiction book (1999) -
Magic has no sway over such a powerful tool.
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In her photographs, soft, delicate colors shift and sway, engaged in a romantic and intimate waltz.
Academic text (1996) -
The troop across the clearing sways in line at the sound, their eyes widening.
Fiction book (1995) -
Ice Fire let his soul sway to the chant of the White Tusk Clan's singers.
Fiction book (1990) -
Conek led the way down the slope, staying as close to the swaying plants as he dared.
Fiction book (1991) -
Clipping himself to the pack saddle, he drifted off, letting the roc's swaying beat rock him to sleep.
Fiction book (2000) -
The gentle sway of the trees in the breeze created a calming atmosphere.
Synonyms
761
2.3
A smooth side-to-side movement of the body when walking
167
1.0
A change of position of a body part or object
73
3.2
A quick movement back and forth that makes something shake
30
9.1
A tilt of a ship or structure to one side
12
2.8
An unsteady rocking movement from side to side
12
2.8
A slant away from a straight or level position
7
3.9
A small quick shaking movement that makes things wobble
4
6.0
How much an object bends or moves away from a straight line
2
6.1
A sudden up-and-down movement of a ship or plane
2
1.0
A repeated up-and-down movement of wings, flags, or sails
1
4.6
A regular rising and falling movement like waves
1
1.1
A gentle movement back and forth or side to side
1
5.1
A slight forward bend of the head or body to show respect
1
3.0
A quick, light movement up and down by wings or leaves
A small playful movement from side to side
Bending of a beam or other part so it is not straight
To move quickly back and forth or up and down, making things tremble
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.0
A metal bar under a car that reduces how much the car leans in turns
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sway comes from an old word meaning 'bend' or 'move'. Picture a bridge or a tree leaning gently in the wind — that slow side-to-side motion is a sway, so the noun means that movement.