hefting

present participle of heft

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Verb
  • That national title game was so long ago that, in the time since hoisting the trophy, his Michigan team has been found guilty of several thousand NCAA violations.
    Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In the new video, Westman, with hair pulled back in a ponytail and wearing a T-shirt, is seen browsing the firearms and, at one point, even hoisting a rifle and aiming it.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Apart from lifting the ban on social media, the protesters’ other demands included that the Prime Minister resign and that Nepal establish an independent watchdog body similar to an ombudsman to monitor corruption.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Nuno will be replaced by Ange Postecoglou, who was relieved of his duties by Tottenham Hotspur in June, just weeks after ending the club’s 17-year wait for a major trophy by lifting the Europa League.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Since 2023, the actor has regularly been photographed at the Studio City Farmers Market, arms—and Bode tote—heaving with tulips, pincushions, sunflowers, and sea lavender.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025
  • And started just heaving crying.
    Hannah Parry Anna Commander Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Since 1995, when Trevor’s twins Joshua and Samuel died in England, the Marlborough father has dedicated his life to raising funds to donate to special care baby units throughout the country.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This enclosed back segment of the property could work for raising chickens and other small farm animals —away from the main house.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Hefting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hefting. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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