Heaving (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of lifting something with great effort.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
Breathing heavily (as after exertion).
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- After running the marathon, she was heaving with exhaustion, her chest rising and falling rapidly as she struggled to catch her breath.
- The athlete was heaving on the sidelines, his lungs burning from the intense sprint he had just completed.
- As he climbed the final flight of stairs, he was heaving, his breathing labored and ragged from the exertion.
- The hikers were heaving, their chests heaving with each ragged breath as they reached the summit of the mountain.
- After the intense workout, she was heaving, her body trembling with fatigue as she leaned against the wall to steady herself.
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Meaning 3
Throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea".
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Nouns denoting natural events.