- present participle of heave.
heaving
Example Sentences
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International rescue teams and frantic families are in a race against time, heaving debris aside in a desperate bid to find the last survivors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Archer heaving a couple of sixes was the inspiration for Root to whip out his trademark - a reverse-scoop off Boland for a maximum.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
Or what it feels like to ride the slow heaving of the ocean, pulsing like the heartbeat of the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
But last June he was rubber-legged and dry heaving in 95-degree heat when he bowed out of the 37-mile Rachel Carson Trail Challenge outside Pittsburgh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2025
A young white man stood on the beach about seventy-five feet away, gathering rocks, heaving them into the water in their direction.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
