Collocations for sway - verb
1. from side to side/backwards and forwards
ADVERB
gently,
lightly,
a little,
slightly
alarmingly (esp. BrE), dangerously, precariously
The stage swayed alarmingly under their weight.
alarmingly (esp. BrE), dangerously, precariously
The stage swayed alarmingly under their weight.
dizzily,
drunkenly,
unsteadily
back and forth, from side to side
He swayed back and forth like a drunken man.
The cow's udder swayed from side to side as she walked along.
back and forth, from side to side
He swayed back and forth like a drunken man.
The cow's udder swayed from side to side as she walked along.
PREPOSITION
in
The curtains swayed gently in the breeze.
The curtains swayed gently in the breeze.
to
Couples were swaying to the rhythm of the music.
Couples were swaying to the rhythm of the music.
2. influence sb/sth
Sway is used with these nouns as the subject:
hip, room, tree
hip, room, tree
Sway is used with these nouns as the object:
decision, election, hip, jury, opinion, vote, voter
decision, election, hip, jury, opinion, vote, voter