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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But I couldn’t be sure, since it mixed with the sigh I was heaving at exactly the same time.

From Literature

I pant, heaving in gulps of the clean air.

From Literature

By midday, the entire stretch was heaving with thousands of people and the sea was full of swimmers and surfers.

From BBC

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

“Outside, the asphalt was rolling and heaving. ‘Asphalt waves,’ I thought when I saw it.”

From Literature