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heaving

noun

throwing something heavy (with great effort)

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
H
Ends with
G
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈhiːvɪŋ

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. throwing something heavy (with great effort)

    “he gave it a mighty heave”

noun

  1. the act of lifting something with great effort

noun

  1. breathing heavily (as after exertion)

noun

  1. an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

    “the heaving of waves on a rough sea”

In context

Example Sentences

he gave it a mighty heave
he was not good at heaving passes
the heaving of waves on a rough sea

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