upheaving

verb

present participle of upheave
as in heaving
to lift with effort exactly how the builders of the pyramids at Giza upheaved such massive blocks of stone remains a mystery

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  1. heaving
  2. hoisting
Verb
  • Niemann hit two drives off the property, chopped his way up the fairway and finally lost it by heaving his club.
    — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • The 1926 storm was more like a steamroller, heaving its hurricane strength winds across 135 miles, from the Keys to West Palm Beach, for nearly 18 hours.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Definition of heaving
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  • For the second time this year, Yaxel Lendeborg finished a playoff run by hoisting a championship trophy.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
  • Video released by the agency showed crews hoisting children from a house surrounded with water into a helicopter.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
Definition of hoisting
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