English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of sway

sway

/noun/ बोलबाला; देलन; प्रभाव; शासन;
/verb/हिलाना; डोलना; एक ओर झुकना; प्रभावित करना; हिलना-डुलना; घटना-बढ़ना; शपथ लेना; शपथ दिलाना; शपथपूर्वक कहना;

Synonym stranglehold; effect; rule; shake; vacillate; impress; fluctuate; swear; adjuration; avouch;

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English Dictionary:

1. Sway

[n.]

- The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
- Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side; as, the sway of desires.
- Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
- Rule; dominion; control.
- A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.

2. Sway

[v. i.]

- To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.
- To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide.
- To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion.
- To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.
- To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
- To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
- To have weight or influence.
- To bear sway; to rule; to govern.