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sway vs vibrate

vibrate vs sway

sway is a noun but vibrate is not a noun.

sway and vibrate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sway Yes No Yes No
vibrate No No Yes No
As verbs, vibrate is a hyponym of sway; that is, vibrate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sway:
  • sway: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
  • vibrate: move or swing from side to side regularly
Other hyponyms of sway include waver, weave, lash, oscillate, brachiate.
sway (noun) vibrate (noun)
pitching dangerously to one side
controlling influence
sway (verb) vibrate (verb)
move back and forth or sideways feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
cause to move back and forth move or swing from side to side regularly
win approval or support for sound with resonance
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
Difference between sway and vibrate

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