Defenition of the word heaving
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Defenition of the word heaving
- throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
- the act of lifting something with great effort
- an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
- rising and falling alternately as in waves; "the heaving waves in the storm-tossed sea"; "the exhausted dog's heaving chest"
- breathing heavily (as after exertion)
- the act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- rising and falling alternately as in waves; "the heaving waves in the storm-tossed sea"; "the exhausted dog''s heaving chest"
- throwing something heavy (with great effort)
- an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
Synonyms for the word heaving
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- bursting at the seams
- busy
- crowded
- disgorgement
- full to overflowing
- heave
- jam-packed
- packed
- panting
- puking
- regurgitation
- vomit
- vomiting
Similar words in the heaving
Hypernyms for the word heaving
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- ascending
- ascension
- ascent
- breathing
- ejection
- expulsion
- external respiration
- forcing out
- projection
- respiration
- rise
- rising
- throw
- ventilation
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