sway
/sweɪ/verb
उच्चारण स्वे
झूलना, डोलना
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[I, T]
to move slowly from side to side; to move something in this way
झूलना, डोलना
- The trees swayed in the wind.
- Tall palm trees swayed gently in the sea breeze.
- The boat swayed from side to side in the strong current.
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- Neha swayed gently to the music at the wedding.
- The bus swayed so much on the mountain road that some passengers felt ill.
Synonyms swing rock oscillate wave roll
Opposite stand still be steady
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[T] ~ sb often passive
to persuade somebody to believe something or do something
प्रभावित करना, राय बदलवाना
- The speech swayed the voters.
- Clever advertisements can sway customers to buy things they do not need.
- Nothing could sway him from his decision to study abroad.
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- The jury was swayed by the witness's honest account.
- Opinion polls can sway voters who have not made up their minds.
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[U] literary
power or influence over somebody
प्रभाव, शासन
- The Mughals held sway over north India.
- The ruler held sway over a large part of the Deccan.
- The old queen held sway over the whole region for forty years.
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- Fear of failure still holds sway over many students.
- Under his sway, the committee agreed to every proposal.
¶Idioms 1
hold sway (over sb/sth)
to have power or great influence on somebody or something
प्रभुत्व रखना
- Old customs still hold sway in the village.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the move words together: sway (move gently from side to side), swing (move backwards and forwards), rock (move gently, like a cradle), oscillate (move regularly between two points), totter (move unsteadily).
हिलने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: sway (धीरे से इधर-उधर हिलना), swing (आगे-पीछे झूलना), rock (पालने की तरह धीरे हिलना), oscillate (दो बिंदुओं के बीच नियमित रूप से चलना), totter (अस्थिर हिलना)।
Keep the influence words: sway, persuade, convince, win over.
प्रभाव के शब्द याद रखिए: sway, persuade, convince, win over।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Hold sway over (have power or influence over).
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: hold sway over (प्रभुत्व या प्रभाव रखना)।