swayed (verb)

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• Irregular verb — In contrast to regular verbs, irregular verbs are those verbs that fall outside the standard patterns of conjugation in the languages in which they occur.When comparing languages, one measure often brought into play as one of the few quantitative …   Wikipedia

• sway — verb 1 from side to side/backwards and forwards ADVERB ▪ gently, lightly, a little, slightly ▪ alarmingly (esp. BrE), dangerously, precariously ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• topple — verb 1 (I, T) to become unsteady and then fall over, or to make something do this (+ over): A stack of plates swayed, and began to topple over. 2 (T) to take power away from a leader or government, especially by force; overthrow 1 (1): This… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• totter — verb (I) 1 to walk or move unsteadily from side to side as if you are going to fall over: Lorrimer swayed a little, tottered, and fell. 2 if a political system or organization totters, it becomes less strong and is likely to stop working …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sway — [[t]swe͟ɪ[/t]] sways, swaying, swayed 1) VERB When people or things sway, they lean or swing slowly from one side to the other. [V adv/prep] The people swayed back and forth with arms linked... The whole boat swayed and tipped. [V ing] ...a… …   English dictionary

• affect — simulate, *assume, pretend, feign, counterfeit, sham affect 1 Affect, influence, touch, impress, strike, sway are more or less closely synonymous when they mean to produce or to have an effect upon a person or upon a thing capable of a reaction.… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• sway — I UK [sweɪ] / US verb Word forms sway : present tense I/you/we/they sway he/she/it sways present participle swaying past tense swayed past participle swayed * 1) a) [intransitive] to move or swing gently from side to side The ladder swayed… …   English dictionary

• sway — 1. verb 1) the curtains swayed in the breeze Syn: swing, shake, oscillate, undulate, move to and fro, move back and forth 2) she swayed on her feet Syn: stagger, wobble, rock, lurch, reel …   Thesaurus of popular words

• sway — sway1 [ sweı ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to move or swing gently from side to side: The ladder swayed precariously. Their bodies swayed to the music. a ) transitive to make something move or swing from side to side: She walked along, swaying her… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sway — 1. verb 1) the curtains swayed in the breeze Syn: swing, shake, undulate, move to and fro 2) she swayed on her feet Syn: stagger, wobble, rock, lurch, reel, roll 3) …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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