swaying

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A helpful way to picture this is a crowd at a concert where one person starts swaying and the motion spreads through the group.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

As one of the few children who would regularly attend services, she would copy the men in prayer, swaying and bowing as they did, as if she were one of the group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Scott said, such as head bobbing, swaying and pacing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Intricate group choreography finds the Shakers swaying and stretching in tandem as if their hands were reaching up to pull God closer to Earth — or the congregation closer to Heaven.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

Mrs. Bessermann pauses, swaying as she wipes the water away, her eyes focusing on Cesia.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron