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swayed

/sweɪd/

Meanings
verb
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.

Examples :

"sway to the music;  The trees swayed in the breeze."
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Related Words

Illustration persuasion

persuasion noun

/pəˈsweɪʒ(ə)n/ /pɚˈsweɪʒən/

The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.

"The student used persuasion to convince the teacher to extend the deadline for the assignment. "

Illustration position

position noun

/pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

A place or location.

"My favorite position in the classroom is near the window. "

Illustration president

president noun

/ˈpɹɛzɨdənt/

An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.

"The president of the student council used last year's debate as a precedent for this year's election rules. "

Illustration persuade

persuade verb

/pəˈsweɪd/ /pɚˈsweɪd/

To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.

"That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion."

Illustration backwards

backwards adjective

/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)dz/

Oriented toward the back.

"The battleship had three backwards guns at the stern, in addition to the primary complement."

Illustration judgment

judgment noun

/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/

The act of judging.

"The teacher's judgment of the student's essay was based on clear criteria. "

Illustration influence

influence noun

/ˈɪn.flu.əns/

The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

"I have absolutely no influence over him."

Illustration backward

backward noun

/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/ /ˈbækwɚd/

The state behind or past.

"Looking backward, I realize I should have studied more for the test. "

Illustration authority

authority noun

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ /əˈθɑɹəti/

The power to enforce rules or give orders.

"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."

Illustration decision

decision noun

/dɪˈsɪʒən/

The act of deciding.

"After careful consideration, the student made a decision about which college to attend. "

Illustration explanation

explanation noun

/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/

The act or process of explaining.

"The explanation was long and drawn-out."

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "