sway
/sweɪ/
US pronunciation
American sound/sweɪ/
sway
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- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
US voice -> sway
Myanmar meaning
(v) ယိမ်းထိုးသည်။ လှုပ်ယမ်းသည်။ တိမ်းစောင်းသည်။ သြဇာအာဏာ ရှိသည်။ အုပ်ချုပ်သည်။ (n) ယိမ်းယိုင်သွားလာခြင်း။ သြဇာအာဏာ။ အုပ်ချုပ်ခြင်း။
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၁။ ယိမ်းထိုးသည်။ လှုပ်ယမ်းသည်။ trees swaying in the wind ❍ He swayed slightly, as if about to fall. ❍ She swayed her hips seductively.
၂။ တိမ်းသည်။ ယိမ်းသည်။ ညွတ်သည်။ a speech that swayed many voters ❍ He refused to be swayed by her argument.
n [U]
၁။ လှုပ်ယမ်းခြင်း။ walk with a sway of the hips.
၂။ (rhet ) စိုးမိုးခြယ်လှယ်မှု။ The country was/ fell under the sway of powerful invaders.
❏ hold sway (over sb/ sth) [IDM ] (often rhet) ဩဇာ လွှမ်းမိုးသည်။ areas of the country where the Labour Party holds sway.
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Synonyms
bend, lean, swing, rock, wave, affect, amplitude, authority, bias, blow hot and cold, brainwash, careen, carry, clout, command, conduct, control, convince, crack, direct, dispose, dominance, dominate, dominion, empire, expanse, fluctuate, get, govern, government, grip, guide, hem and haw, hold sway over, hook, impact on, impress, incline, induce, influence, inspire, jurisdiction, lead by the nose, lurch, manage, manipulate, mastery, might, motivate, move, move to and fro, oscillate, overrule, pendulate, persuade, power, predispose, predominance, prevail on, prompt, pulsate, put across, range, reach, reel, regime, reign, roll, rule, rule over, run, scope, sell, shift, slant, soften up, sovereignty, spread, stagger, stretch, strike, strong influence, suck in, swagger, sweep, tilt, tip over, totter, touch, turn one's head, twist one's arm, undulate, vacillate, vary, veer, vibrate, waver, weave, whitewash, win over, wobble, work on, yo-yo
Antonyms
abandon, discourage, dissuade, fail, fix, hold, inability, inefficiency, leave, leave alone, let go, lose, misguide, mislead, mismanage, miss, misunderstand, neglect, powerlessness, remain, serve, stabilize, stay, steady, straighten, subjection, submit, surrender, weakness, yield
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