heaving in English dictionary

  • heaving

    Meanings and definitions of "heaving"

    • Present participle of heave.
    • (informal) crowded with people
    • An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved
    • adjective
      (informal)
      Crowded with people.
    • noun
      An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved.
    • verb
      present participle of [i]heave[/i]
    • noun
      an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
    • noun
      breathing heavily (as after exertion)
    • noun
      the act of lifting something with great effort
    • noun
      throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"

    Synonyms of "heaving" in English dictionary

    external respiration, moving, respiration are the top synonyms of "heaving" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of heaving

    • heaving ( plural  heavings)
    • heaving ( comparative more heaving, superlative most heaving)
    • heaving (comparative more heaving, superlative most heaving)
    • heaving (plural heavings)

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