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swaying |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sway 3 of 5 senses of sway Sense 1 rock, sway, shake => nutate => swag Sense 2 swing, sway => waver, weave => lash => oscillate, vibrate => brachiate Sense 4 careen, sway, wobble, shift, tilt => totter Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sway 3 of 5 senses of sway Sense 1 rock, sway, shake => nutate => swag Sense 2 swing, sway => waver, weave => lash => oscillate, vibrate => hunt => librate => brachiate Sense 4 careen, sway, wobble, shift, tilt => totter Entailment of verb sway Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sway 5 senses of sway Sense 1 rock, sway, shake => move back and forth Sense 2 swing, sway => move back and forth Sense 3 carry, persuade, sway => influence, act upon work Sense 4 careen, sway, wobble, shift, tilt => move Sense 5 nod, sway => move Familiarity of verb sway sway used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sway Sense 1 rock, sway, shake => move back and forth -------------- Sense 2 swing, sway => move back and forth -------------- Sense 3 carry, persuade, sway => influence, act upon work -------------- Sense 4 careen, sway, wobble, shift, tilt => move -------------- Sense 5 nod, sway => move -------------- Overview of verb sway The verb sway has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (5) rock, sway, shake -- (move back and forth in an unstable manner; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "the tree shook in the wind") 2. (4) swing, sway -- (move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back") 3. (3) carry, persuade, sway -- (win approval or support for "Carry all before one") 4. (3) careen, sway, wobble, shift, tilt -- (move sideways or in an unsteady way as of a ship or a vehicle out of control) 5. nod, sway -- (sway gently back and forth, as of flowers or tress in the wind) Overview of adj swaying The adj swaying has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) swaying, swinging -- (moving to and fro suspended or as if suspended from above; "a swinging flower basket") Antonyms of adj swaying 1 sense of swaying Sense 1 swaying, swinging INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving Similarity of adj swaying 1 sense of swaying Sense 1 swaying, swinging => moving (vs. nonmoving) Attributes of adj swaying Familiarity of adj swaying swaying used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj swaying swaying Overview of verb sway The verb sway has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (5) rock, sway, shake -- (move back and forth in an unstable manner; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "the tree shook in the wind") 2. (4) swing, sway -- (move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back") 3. (3) carry, persuade, sway -- (win approval or support for "Carry all before one") 4. (3) careen, sway, wobble, shift, tilt -- (move sideways or in an unsteady way as of a ship or a vehicle out of control) 5. nod, sway -- (sway gently back and forth, as of flowers or tress in the wind) Overview of adj swaying The adj swaying has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) swaying, swinging -- (moving to and fro suspended or as if suspended from above; "a swinging flower basket")
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