HEAVING Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

heaving

verb

Definition of heaving next

present participle of heave

as in hoisting

to lift with effort I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment

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as in vomiting

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster

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as in lifting

to move from a lower to a higher place or position heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well

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as in throwing

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm heaved the brick over the fence

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as in panting

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty by the time he reached the top step of the tower, he was heaving

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Recent Examples of heaving At the Australian Open, the grounds were heaving and there were lengthy lines to get into smaller courts and for food and drink outlets. —

Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 May 2026 Food and drink All-day restaurant Pure serves up a sprawling breakfast buffet complete with omelette and pancake stations, heaving tropical fruit platters, and baked goods galore, including Polynesian treats like coconut bread. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026 In photo after photo, video after video, North Shore residents are painted in mud, scraping it off driveways, sweeping it out of kitchens and heaving it into trucks along with their household debris. —

Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 As the fugitive car careered along the narrow road, the passenger started heaving out hindquarters of venison. —

Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026 The feel of heaving the Mini’s wheel through tight corners, occasionally fighting kickback from the wide tires, gives way to a newfound finesse. —

Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026 The Iranian announcer was heaving. —

Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026 Every gesture, breath, line delivery is heaving with the labor of just trying to get through one day to the next. —

Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 Some plants with very shallow roots, such as heuchera, astilbe, gaillardia, and strawberry, can be damaged by heaving or uplift of soils caused by freeze-thaw cycles. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025

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In fairness, the NBA’s young stars usually experience playoff failure before hoisting a championship trophy.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Thompson spent 13 seasons alongside Curry for the Warriors, hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy four times together before departing for Dallas.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 2 June 2026