'Swaying' definitions:
Definition of 'Swaying'
From: GCIDE
- Sway \Sway\ (sw[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaying.] [OE. sweyen, Icel. sveigja, akin to E. swing; cf. D. zwaaijen to wield, swing. See Swing, and cf. Swag, v. i.]
- 1. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter. [1913 Webster]
- As sparkles from the anvil rise, When heavy hammers on the wedge are swayed. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. [1913 Webster]
- The will of man is by his reason swayed. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- She could not sway her house. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- This was the race To sway the world, and land and sea subdue. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion. [1913 Webster]
- As bowls run true by being made On purpose false, and to be swayed. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
- Let not temporal and little advantages sway you against a more durable interest. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Naut.) To hoist; as, to sway up the yards. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To bias; rule; govern; direct; influence; swing; move; wave; wield. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Swaying'
From: GCIDE
- Swaying \Sway"ing\, n. An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; -- said of the backs of horses. --Crabb. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'swaying'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ascendant,
- careening,
- dangling,
- dominant,
- in ascendancy,
- in the ascendant,
- lurching,
- on the throne,
- pitching,
- predominant,
- prepollent,
- preponderant,
- prepotent,
- prevailing,
- reeling,
- regnant,
- rocking,
- rolling,
- ruling,
- swinging,
- tossing