swaying
/ˈsweɪ.ɪŋ/noun, verb
swaying is spelled S-W-A-Y-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, swaying means “The motion of something that sways” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of swaying is swayings.
How many letters and syllables are in swaying?
| Letters | 7: S-W-A-Y-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is swaying?
Swaying appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce swaying?
- /ˈsweɪ.ɪŋ/
Swaying has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-swaying.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of swaying
- swayings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swaying mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The motion of something that sways.
- 2
An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of sway
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).