Synonyms of heaving

heaving

verb

present participle of heave

1

as in hoisting

to lift with effort

I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hoisting
• hefting
• upheaving
• raising
• boosting
• jacking (up)
• elevating
• rearing
• upping
• uplifting
• hiking
• upraising
• uprearing
• picking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lowering
• dropping
• depressing
• sinking
• submerging
• submersing

2

as in vomiting

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomiting
• hurling
• retching
• puking
• gagging
• ejecting
• barfing
• spewing
• upchucking
• throwing up
• spitting up
• disgorging
• losing one's lunch
• regurgitating
• tossing one's cookies
• expelling
• nauseating

3

as in lifting

to move from a lower to a higher place or position

heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lifting
• raising
• hoisting
• elevating
• craning
• uplifting
• hefting
• heightening
• upholding
• upping
• hiking
• boosting
• taking up
• rising
• mounting
• jacking (up)
• ascending
• upraising
• picking up
• perking (up)
• rearing
• upending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falling
• lowering
• dropping
• descending
• slipping
• pushing
• plunging
• pressing
• bearing
• dipping
• sinking
• pitching
• depressing
• submerging

4

as in throwing

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

heaved the brick over the fence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throwing
• hurling
• tossing
• flinging
• slinging
• firing
• launching
• hurtling
• pelting
• chucking
• casting
• pitching
• bowling
• catapulting
• darting
• lobbing
• dashing
• pegging
• lofting
• flipping
• rolling
• thrusting
• letting fly
• gunning
• propelling
• precipitating
• projecting
• ejecting
• passing
• hooking
• bucking
• shooting
• impelling
• rifling

5

as in panting

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty

by the time he reached the top step of the tower, he was heaving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• panting
• gasping
• wheezing
• puffing
• snoring
• blowing
• choking
• hyperventilating
• gulping
• huffing
• being out of breath
• gagging
• asphyxiating
• strangling
• stifling
• smothering
• snuffling
• exhaling
• expiring