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to swag

to swag

8.1
To move from side to side in an unsteady way
  • verb
  • /swæɡ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : balancearse
  • With each step, the backpack swagged heavily against her back, making it difficult to walk straight.

Examples

  • The old tree swagged under the heavy weight of the snow after the blizzard.

  • But in the meantime, Aaron has swagged the fence line with Christmas lights and it looks so pretty at night.

  • First off, he he he swagged out, he got the kicks, the Griffey's and he got a jersey.

  • Here's me Sheen, thinking I'm this little hotshot from London, swagging it on the way to the royal bathroom.

  • It needs to be bagged, tagged, swagged, and bizarmed.

  • As the truck drove over the rough terrain, the loaded boxes swagged from side to side in the back.

Synonyms

to wobble
vsto swag
40 3.8

To move or shake unsteadily from side to side

is heavier and often happens because of heavy load
to shimmy
vsto swag
1 7.4

To shake slightly with quick movements

is heavier and slower showing strong unsteady motion
to wabble
vsto swag
8.9

To move unsteadily from side to side

is heavier and usually caused by a heavy load
to wamble
vsto swag
  • Archaic
9.9

To move unsteadily while rolling from side to side

is heavier and focuses on side to side sway under weight
to swail
vsto swag
  • UK
9.9

To move gently because of wind, like tall grass

is heavier and not gentle usually caused by weight or load

Antonyms

Stay upright in one place without moving

75 4.3

To become steady and stop changing

How Unsteady

to lurch
34 5.6
to reel
16 4.6
to swag
  • Archaic
8.1
to sway
77 2.4
to rock
230 1.0

Surface Forms

swag infinitive
swagged past
swagged past participle
swagging present participle
swags third person singular

Etymology

Swag as a verb meaning to sway comes from an old Scandinavian word svagga meaning 'to sway'. So to swag is to move heavily or rock side to side.