countersway

noun 1verb 1

Collocations

COUNTERSWAY + NOUN

restraint

noun

A swaying in a contrary direction, or an opposing influence.

a countersway of restraint, curbing their wild exorbitance

verb

To sway in the opposite direction, or (figurative) to hae opposing influence.

The Kop[…]sways and countersways to the music

a countersway of restraint, curbing their wild exorbitance

Wiktionary

The Kop[…]sways and countersways to the music

Wiktionary

i Register

In some senses, countersway is marked as obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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