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Sway

sweɪ

Sway definitions

verb

Inflections:

sway swayed swaying sways

move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side

"he swayed slightly on his feet"

Synonyms:
swing shake oscillate rock undulate move from side to side move to and fro move back and forth stagger wobble rock lurch reel roll list stumble pitch keel veer swerve waver fluctuate vacillate oscillate alternate vary see-saw yo-yo equivocate hesitate shilly-shally go from one extreme to the other
control or influence (a person or course of action)

"he's easily swayed by other people"

Synonyms:
influence affect bias persuade prevail on bring round talk round win over convert
- rule; govern
  
  "now let the Lord forever reign and sway us as he will"