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heaving

[hee-ving] / ˈhi vɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

billowy

Synonyms

WEAK

bouncing bouncy bulgy distended ebbing and flowing puffy rippled rippling rising rising and falling rolling swelling swirling swollen undulating waving wavy

NOUN

cast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

casting

STRONG

ejection expulsion fling flinging heave hurl hurling launching lob lobbing pitch pitching projection propulsion shooting sling slinging thrust thrusting toss tossing

Antonyms

WEAK

catch keeping retention

NOUN

panting

Synonyms

STRONG

gasping respiring

WEAK

breathless short-winded

Example Sentences

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Heaving a sigh, he told himself he had to think beyond the personal side of things.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2023

Heaving with fatigue and with sweat dripping off their foreheads, they train for an hour or two at a nearby centre.

From BBC • May 22, 2023

Heaving with radioactive contamination Reilly served cups of tea to his three guests.

From The Guardian • Mar. 6, 2016

Heaving herself out at the side of the pool, she stood streaming water, too shy to ask for a towel.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 2, 2012

Heaving, breathing in and out, each breath twinged with a high-pitched wheeze.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles