HEAVING
\hˈiːvɪŋ], \hˈiːvɪŋ], \h_ˈiː_v_ɪ_ŋ]\
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the act of lifting something with great effort
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an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
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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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breathing heavily (as after exertion)
By Princeton University
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the act of lifting something with great effort
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an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
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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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breathing heavily (as after exertion)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Noah Webster.
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