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swayed

/sweɪd/ adjective C1
  1. Bent backwards, as in swayback
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Then she swayed, lost her balance, stumbled, staggered, and fell, sliding down over the sun-baked roof and crashing off it through the tangle of Virginia creeper beneath--all before the dismayed circle below could give a simultaneous, terrified shriek.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 175 · C1
The lines of the monkeys swayed forward helplessly, and Baloo and Bagheera took one stiff step forward with them.
The Jungle Book, p. 61 · B2
The nest swayed to and fro, as they sat on the rim and cried.
The Jungle Book, p. 67 · B2
But Darzee had built it out of reach of snakes, and it only swayed to and fro.
The Jungle Book, p. 69 · B2

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