Meaning of HEAVING
| Pronunciation: | | h'eeving
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- [n] throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
- [n] the act of lifting something with great effort
- [n] breathing heavily (as after exertion)
- [n] an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
- [adj] rising and falling alternately as in waves; "the heaving waves in the storm-tossed sea"; "the exhausted dog's heaving chest"
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| | Synonyms: | | heave, heave, moving, panting |
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| | See Also: | | ascending, ascension, ascension, ascent, ascent, breathing, external respiration, respiration, rise, rise, rising, throw, ventilation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Heav"ing\, n.
A lifting or rising; a swell; a panting or deep sighing.
--Addison. --Shak.
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