swaying

[US]/swe/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. to cause to move or swing back and forth; to control or dominate; to lean to one side.

Phrases & Collocations

swaying palm trees

gentle swaying motion

Example Sentences

she came closer, her skirt swaying and rustling.

he staggered to his feet, swaying a little.

And through the swaying, palpitant vision, as through a fairy mirage, he stared at the real woman, sitting there and talking of literature and art.

Under the upswelling tide he saw the writhing weeds lift languidly and sway reluctant arms, hising up their petticoats, in whispering water swaying and upturning coy silver fronds.

Microphone in hand,the "supergirls" were singing at the top of their v oices,rocking and swaying,eyes half-do-ed,hair dyed brown and with a s tyle like Medusa and dressed pompously and gorgeously.

The trees were swaying in the wind.

She was swaying to the music.

The boat was swaying gently on the calm water.

The politician's speech had the audience swaying in support.

The pendulum kept swaying back and forth.

The flowers were swaying in the breeze.

The dancer's movements were graceful and swaying.

The tall grass was swaying in the meadow.

The branches of the willow tree were swaying in the wind.

The crowd was swaying with excitement at the concert.

Real-world Examples

But BookTokers are already swaying bestseller lists.

Source: The Economist - Arts

" Fire and Blood, " Daenerys told the swaying grass.

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

" Sirius, " Harry repeated, still gazing, mesmerised, at the continuously swaying veil.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The branches of the trees were swaying in the wind.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

The palm trees are swaying back and forth in the wind.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Harry wheeled around to look up at the statue, Fawkes swaying on his shoulder.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

For a moment, he stood swaying at the ruins of the gate.

Source: New Horizons College English Reading and Writing Course (Second Edition)

The branches of trees with snow crystal flowers were swaying in the wind.

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

" But the trunks" ? gasped Passepartout, unconsciously swaying his head from right to left.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

The effects of swaying can range from drinks rippling to the structure collapsing.

Source: BBC Reading Selection

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