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  • present participle of sway.

swaying



ADJECTIVE
dangly
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ADJECTIVE
hung
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ADJECTIVE
swinging
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG




NOUN
oscillation
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NOUN
vacillation
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Example Sentences

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Despite a 53% revenue decline, solid guidance may be swaying investors previously skeptical of profitability.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Corporations, labor unions, tech titans, tribes and other special interests have donated $79.6 million to independent committees focused on swaying the volatile California governor’s race ahead of the June 2 primary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Walking with a good friend through the town we met in, palm trees swaying in the California breeze.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

"We have noticed that the statue is swaying in the wind."

From BBC • May 27, 2026

She pawed through Miss Lilian’s silk dresses, her velvet gowns, her wool coats, setting them swinging and swaying like ghosts.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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