swaying (verb)

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

• wave — verb 1》 move one s hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal.     ↘move (one s hand or arm, or something held in one s hand) to and fro.     ↘(wave someone/thing down) wave one s hand to stop a driver or vehicle.     ↘(wave something aside)… …   English new terms dictionary

• roister — verb a) To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior. Then Elzevir cried out angrily, Silence. Are you mad, or has the liquor mastered you? Are you Revenue men that you dare shout and roister? or contrabandiers with the lugger in the offing,… …   Wiktionary

• waddle — verb walk with short steps and a clumsy swaying motion. noun a waddling gait. Derivatives waddler noun Origin C16: perh. a frequentative of wade …   English new terms dictionary

• flare — [c]/flɛə / (say flair) verb (flared, flaring) –verb (i) 1. to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind. 2. Also, flare up. to blaze with a sudden burst of flame. 3. to shine or glow. 4. to spread gradually outwards,… …  

• sway — /sweɪ / (say sway) verb (i) 1. to move to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support; swing to and fro. 2. to move or incline to one side or in a particular direction. 3. to incline in opinion, sympathy, tendency, etc. 4. to… …  

• PRAYER — PRAYER, the offering of petition, confession, adoration or thanksgiving to God. In the Bible The concept of prayer is based on the conviction that God exists, hears, and answers (Ps. 65:3; cf. 115:3–7) – that He is a personal deity. In a sense it …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• sway — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sweigh, from sweyen Date: 14th century 1. the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed ; an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion 2. an inclination or deflection caused by or as if by swaying 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• swing — I. verb (swung; swinging) Etymology: Middle English, to beat, fling, hurl, rush, from Old English swingan to beat, fling oneself, rush; akin to Old High German swingan to fling, rush Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to move… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dangle — [c]/ˈdæŋgəl / (say dangguhl) verb (dangled, dangling) –verb (i) 1. to hang loosely with a swaying motion. 2. Colloquial to be hanged. 3. to hang about or follow a person, as if seeking favour. –verb (t) 4. to cause to dangle; hold or carry… …  

• nod — [c]/nɒd / (say nod) verb (nodded, nodding) –verb (i) 1. to make a slight, quick inclination of the head, as in assent, greeting, command, etc. 2. to let the head fall forwards with a sudden, involuntary movement when sleepy. 3. to grow careless,… …