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I . sway [sweɪ] VB intr

sway

II . sway [sweɪ] VB trans

1. sway (from side to side):

sway

2. sway (persuade):

sway

III . sway [sweɪ] N no pl

1. sway liter (influence):

sway

2. sway form (control):

sway

to hold sway over sth/sb

ter domínio sobre a. c./alguém

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Nearby, sticky molasses is sewn directly into the soil while towering sugarcane creaks and hisses, creating sun-baked corridors of swaying, groaning grass. www.huffingtonpost.com.au

Nylon, who was swaying through the halls like a raving madman, is also crushed to death. en.wikipedia.org

Smoke rings drift, glasses clink and bodies brush against each other in the muggy night, all pheromone-drunk swagger and swaying innuendo. www.pastemagazine.com

While most dances involve making the bustle move, the grass dancer is instead intent on the swaying of the fringe. en.wikipedia.org

The balloon did not collapse, but closed up at the sides, and, swaying from side to side, descended with frightful velocity. en.wikipedia.org

The swaying waltzes, constantly pushed forward and held back, needed a sure guiding hand. www.telegraph.co.uk

The dance usually involves couples walking gracefully in a quarter-note rhythm, on slightly bended knees, with relaxed turns and gently swaying. en.wikipedia.org

The melodious clacking of a seashell wind chime swaying in the tropical breeze called attention to a precariously perched stilt-house on the canal ahead. www.telegraph.co.uk

Last of all came the two infernal ships, swaying unsteadily with the current; the pilots of course, as they neared the bridge, having noiselessly effected their escape in the skiffs. en.wikipedia.org

One of the earliest forms of active sitting is the common rocking chair which allows forward and backward swaying motion. en.wikipedia.org

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