heaving
Pronunciation:
/ˈhiːvɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
Example: We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing.
To throw, cast.
Example: The cap'n hove the body overboard.
To rise and fall.
Example: Her chest heaved with emotion.
To utter with effort.
Example: She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window.
noun
Definitions
An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved.
adjective
Definitions
Crowded with people.