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Uncommonheaving
The correct spelling is heaving.
How to pronounce heaving
verb
IPA: /ˈhiːvɪŋ/
Say it like: Hee-vin-g
The correct spelling is heaving. To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing). For example: "We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing."
Usage Examples
“We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing.”
“The cap'n hove the body overboard.”
“Her chest heaved with emotion.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
- 2.To throw, cast.
- 3.To rise and fall.
- 4.To utter with effort.
- 5.To pull up with a rope or cable.
noun
- 1.An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved.
adjective
- 1.Crowded with people.
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