sway
verb (used without object)
to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
are swaying
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present progressiveof sway.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But in the Detroit suburb of Warren, Harris’s new economic policies are swaying independent voter Darrell Sumpter.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024
The pines are swaying at the top, then spitting the wind back out in a different direction.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
I know people are swaying different ways but I love him.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 21, 2019
It’s not clear, however, that Internet conspiracy theories are swaying massive swaths of the public today.
From Forbes ● Jan. 30, 2012
Dad scoops her up too, and the two of us are swaying with little tiny people in our arms.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
