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to sway
Ichidan VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. to shake
  2. 2. to sway
  3. 3. to become unstable
This verb means to shake, sway, or rock. It can describe physical movement such as a train rocking, a building trembling during an earthquake, or an object swinging back and forth.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I did one final check to make sure the building wasn't still shaking.

Sentence 2

If the chair wobbles, stick some paper under the leg.

Sentence 3

I wasn't sure whether to laugh at that joke, and I kind of froze.

Sentence 4

No matter where you sit, the bus shakes quite a bit, doesn't it?

Sentence 5

One of the desk legs is short, and the wobbling really bugs me.