hefting

present participle of heft

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hefting
Verb
  • Roberto Luongo never felt the glory of hoisting the Stanley Cup during his playing days.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
  • On the same day, thousands of demonstrators made their way through the streets of London, hoisting signs, flying flags and carrying banners to make their opposition to Trump known.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Celtics, in danger of squandering their once-endless pile of assets, needed a do-everything big man to complement Tatum and Brown on the court while lifting the young stars closer to their potential each day.
    Jay King, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Torquemada also underlined the Netflix effect in lifting the Spanish capital to its status of a leading European production hub since the global streamer first set up shop locally a decade ago.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Darcey continued heaving in the car, which left Georgi grossed out.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • And, in what is now Ecuador, there was a forest with a heaving ancient ecosystem.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fighting on the island had stopped, so the soldiers in the picture were not under fire, and the action of raising the flag (there is a movie of it) took all of a few seconds.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Finally, a potential government shutdown is looming, and talks have remained stalled as the deadline approaches, raising concerns about federal worker furloughs and service disruptions.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Hefting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hefting. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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