heaving

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhiːvɪŋ/ Rhymes: -iːvɪŋ === Verb === heaving present participle and gerund of heave === Adjective === heaving (comparative more heaving, superlative most heaving) (informal) Crowded with people. Of the chest, rising and falling noticeably from exertion, emotion, or laboured breathing. (literary) Of the bosom, full, ample, or voluptuous in form, irrespective of movement. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === heaving (plural heavings) An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “heaving”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === haveing