sway verb
1 from side to side / backwards and forwards
adverb
gently , lightly , a little , slightly
alarmingly ( esp. BrE ) , dangerously , precariously
The stage ~ed alarmingly under their weight.
dizzily , drunkenly , unsteadily
back and forth , from side to side
He ~ed back and forth like a drunken man.
The cow's udder ~ed from side to side as she walked along.
preposition
in
The curtains ~ed gently in the breeze.
to
Couples were ~ing to the rhythm of the music.
2 influence sb/sth
adverb
easily
He will not easily be ~ed by argument.
Sway is used with these nouns as the subject: hip , room , tree
Sway is used with these nouns as the object: decision , election , hip , jury , opinion , vote , voter