- present participle of heave.
heaving
Example Sentences
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Even Jofra Archer got involved, heaving two sixes of his own.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The place was heaving with devotees, hands clasped at their chests and lips moving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Here, at a heaving Murrayfield stuffed with the expectant French, they found their complete self.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
De Angelis and Waltz are also a hoot together, she as a heaving, hissing vampire bride who can’t stop licking her chops, he as a bone-dry vampire hunter dedicated to his investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
Coughing, chest heaving, he looked back at the devastation he’d just escaped: one tower continued to burn; smoke and flames still roared from the upper floors.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
