SWAYING

verb

1. To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
2. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
3. To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.

noun

1. The motion of something that sways.
2. An injury caused to a horse's back by violent strains or overloading.