Word a Day
sway
What does sway mean?
sway (verb): to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use sway in a sentence?
- The trees swayed in the breeze. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce sway?
/sweɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does sway come from?
From earlier swey (“to fall, swoon”), from Middle English sweyen.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of sway?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “sway”?
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What does “sway” mean?
to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way
Not quite: that's what stray means.
to focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre
Not quite: that's what specialize means.
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Not quite: that's what adjust means.
to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock
Right! That's what “sway” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “sway”?
show
Not quite: show means something else.
rock
Right!
give
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feel
Not quite: feel means something else.
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