The flowers were swaying in the wind.
Source: tatoeba (2268140)
Swaying
/ˈsweɪ.ɪŋ/
Synonyms for "swaying" (50 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (25)
Noun(11 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
19 entriesconvincingcultural swaydeflectioneconomic swayimpressionabilitylateral swaylyrical swayoscillationpendulous swaypendulum motionpersuasionpliabilitypolitical swayrockingromantic swaysusceptibility
Showing 16 of 19 words.
Collocations
16 entriesgrass swayinglateral swaylateral swayingpublic swaystructural swaystructural swayingsway patternswaying branchswaying branchesswaying bridgeswaying electorateswaying leavesswaying motionswaying opinionstree swayingwind induced swaying
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
When Tom awoke, he saw that the fire had gone out and, also, that he was now completely alone. The only sound was the susurration of the bamboo, swaying in the breeze.
Source: tatoeba (3349699)
Tom is swaying slightly with the music.
Source: tatoeba (3721372)
The trees are swaying in the wind.
Source: tatoeba (6577018)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.