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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swaying

/ˈsweɪ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
sway-ing
IPA
/ˈsweɪ.ɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of sway

noun

The motion of something that sways.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

swayings (plural)

Rhymes With

saying playing paying non-paying staying laying praying weighing displaying spraying delaying surveying

Questions

How do you pronounce swaying?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsweɪ.ɪŋ/.
What does swaying mean?
present participle and gerund of sway

How to pronounce swaying

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