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swaying

  • /ˈsweɪ.ɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of sway

noun swayings

  1. countable, uncountable The motion of something that sways.
  2. countable, uncountable An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading. A Swaying of the Back, is a Pain and Weakness in the Reins, caused by a Fall

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Closest in meaning: swinging, moving, shaking, balancing, rolling, oscillating, undulating, waving, pitching, rocking, reeling, wagging, quivering, nodding, lurching, tottering

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@misc{swaying_2026,
  title = {swaying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swaying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}