swaying
present participle ofsway
| 单词 | swaying |
| 释义 | swaying present participle ofsway sway verb uk/sweɪ/us/sweɪ/swayverb(MOVE)[I] tomoveslowlyfromsidetoside: Thetreeswere swaying in thewind. Themovementof theshipcausedthemastto swayfromsidetoside/back andforth. Adrunkwasstandingin themiddleof thestreet, swayinguncertainlyandtryinghard tostayupright. [T] tocausesomething tomoveorchange: Recentdevelopmentshave swayed thebalanceofpowerin theregion. Shaking, swinging and vibrating
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Changing General words for movement swayverb(PERSUADE)[T] topersuadesomeone tobelieveor do one thingratherthan another: Herspeechfailedto sway hercolleaguesintosupportingtheplan. Urging & persuading
Examplesofswayingswaying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. We ask ourselves, is that supposed to be a mountainswayingin the breeze? From theCambridge English Corpus The core idea of this article is that the cost ofswayingvoters for an incumbent candidate varies with the safety of the incumbent's seat. From theCambridge English Corpus Orthostatic hypotension is difficult to measure with aswayingnear-syncopal patient and a conventional mercury sphygmomanometer. From theCambridge English Corpus By the end of this section, the reader, too, isswayingback and forth to the imagined melody of this music that sets souls humming. From theCambridge English Corpus There is no oneswayingin anticipation; the music moves completely in its own time. From theCambridge English Corpus Glittering orientalist plastique faded intoswaying, nacreous backdrops. From theCambridge English Corpus The computer interprets the sounds received from the threeswayingmicrophones and responds by playing new notes over the three speakers. From theCambridge English Corpus The rejection of the regime and the dynamics of the opposition certainly played a part, but less so than theswayingpower of the towns. From theCambridge English Corpus Any time only one voice is heard the potential forswayingothers based on bias rather than well-articulated and full argumentation is a disturbing possibility. From theCambridge English Corpus The use of body contact such as patting, rocking, stroking, walking andswayingin tempo with their singing was demonstrated. From theCambridge English Corpus Their eyes remain hidden behind dark glasses as they lead the people around the arbor until the circle has been completely filled with twirling,swaying, glittering, and tinkling humanity. From theCambridge English Corpus Golden tasseled corn waving, flowing,swaying. From theCambridge English Corpus While we watch almost with bated breath theswayingto and fro of this vast conflict, it is this indomitable spirit which astonishes us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that he will allow us the opportunity ofswayinghis mind in what we think is the right direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He wasswayingslowly backwards, as corn sways in a field. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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