SWAYING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SWAYING?

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Associations of "Swaying" (30 Words)

careen	Turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair. An electric golf cart careened around the corner.
falter	Walk unsteadily. Their enthusiasm is faltering.
hesitation	The action of pausing before saying or doing something. There was a hesitation in his speech.
motion	An optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object. He motioned Dennis to a plush chair.
oscillate	(of a circuit or device) cause the electric current or voltage running through it to vary in magnitude or position in a regular manner about a central point. The grain pan near the front of the combine oscillates back and forth.
oscillation	The process of oscillating between states. The plot s oscillation between bleak and comic elements.
quake	An earthquake. A little quake of delayed shock nudged her.
quiver	Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion. The bird runs along in a zigzag path quivering its wings.
seesaw	Move up and down as if on a seesaw.
shake	Shake a body part to communicate a greeting feeling or cognitive state. I couldn t shake the feeling that everyone was laughing at me.
shaking	The act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements. The shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe.
shiver	A momentary trembling movement. They shivered in the damp foggy cold.
shudder	An act of shuddering. She still shuddered at the thought of him.
stagger	Continue in existence or operation uncertainly or precariously. Stagger the screws at each joint.
swing	The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and usually hitting it. A priest began swinging a censer.
swinging	The practice of engaging in group sex or the swapping of sexual partners within a group, especially on a habitual basis. All clocks used to keep time by the swinging of a pendulum.
teeter	A plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end. She teetered between tears and anger.
topple	Cause to topple or tumble by pushing. She toppled over when I touched her.
totter	A feeble or unsteady gait. The industry has tottered from crisis to crisis.
tremble	Move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways. I tremble to think that we could ever return to conditions like these.
tremor	Undergo a tremor or tremors. A muscle in my jaw tremored uncontrollably.
tremulous	(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear. He gave a tremulous smile.
vacillate	Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action. The line on the monitor vacillated.
vacillation	Changing location by moving back and forth. The First Minister s vacillation over the affair.
vibrate	Move continuously and rapidly to and fro. His voice vibrated with terror.
vibration	A person’s emotional state, the atmosphere of a place, or the associations of an object, as communicated to and felt by others. The big capacity engine generated less vibration.
waddle	Walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other. I walk with a waddle.
wag	(especially with reference to an animal’s tail) move or cause to move rapidly to and fro. The dog went out wagging its tail.
waver	Be unsure or weak. His love for her had never wavered.
wobble	Move sideways or in an unsteady way. His voice wobbled with restrained emotion.