Meaning & use
Asway
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In a swaying motion; moving gently back and forth.
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The branches hung asway in the evening breeze.
The old ship's lanterns swung asway as the waves rocked the deck.
A note on using this word
"Asway" belongs to a family of poetic adverbs formed with the prefix "a-," like "aglow" and "aflutter," common in older literary English.
Words with a similar meaning
swayingrocking
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Words with an opposite meaning
stillmotionless
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