"swaying" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsweɪ.ɪŋ/ Forms: swayings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} swaying (countable and uncountable, plural swayings)
  1. The motion of something that sways. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-swaying-en-noun-UdGOdGM4
  2. An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-swaying-en-noun-6TRuj1lV

Verb

IPA: /ˈsweɪ.ɪŋ/
Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} swaying
  1. present participle and gerund of sway Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sway Categories (lifeform): Veterinary medicine
    Sense id: en-swaying-en-verb-7JMr-fE~ Disambiguation of Veterinary medicine: 2 32 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 23 74 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 19 77

Inflected forms

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