The heaving of waves on a rough sea. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He was not good at heaving passes. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The heaving waves in the storm-tossed sea. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This time I remained aloft, and Wolf Larsen succeeded in heaving to without being swept. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 17] Reference
This is called heaving the lead, as the lead is swung round with the arm to fall far ahead. From Wordnik.com. [Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading] Reference
The work involved with going about "heaving" the lead weights. From Wordnik.com. [Hoboken 411] Reference
This rite, together with that of "heaving" or "raising" the offering was an inseparable accompaniment of peace offerings. From Wordnik.com. [Smith's Bible Dictionary] Reference
"heaving," which was originally designed to represent our Saviour's. From Wordnik.com. [Old English Sports] Reference
"heaving," caused by the alternate freezing and thawing; injury to the newly set roots from too severe cold; and, in some western sections. From Wordnik.com. [Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use] Reference
You could see her chest really heaving and agitated. From Wordnik.com. [The Break Up] Reference
Their eyes glazed over and their chest heaving for air. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.29: Without a Fight] Reference
How will I explain this to … the dog stopped heaving. From Wordnik.com. [Country House] Reference
The movers burst into the room and began heaving chairs. From Wordnik.com. [Moving Day] Reference
The Sentinels looked at the woman heaving from the pain. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.13: Along the Way] Reference
She awoke to her chest heaving up and down with each breath. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.8: Realization] Reference
The girls stood shoulder-to-shoulder, their chests heaving. From Wordnik.com. [Trust Walk] Reference
Hines -- not normally a crying sort -- broke down in heaving sobs. From Wordnik.com. [Wedding: Jocelyn Hines and Jason Thomas] Reference
They were filthy and soot covered, chests heaving against the heat. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Incarnations and One Thousand Deaths - Part II] Reference
I ask as I put my hand on her wrist, my chest heaving with passion. From Wordnik.com. [Celery: Viva Veggie Viagra!] Reference
He mocked my work, hefted the computer off my desk, mimed heaving it through the window. From Wordnik.com. [The Taste in My Mouth] Reference
Three boys hop to it, hoisting and heaving the beanbags into a pile against the far wall. From Wordnik.com. [Separate but equal: More schools are dividing classes by gender] Reference
She wobbles in her high-heeled boots, a manicured hand clutched to her tiny heaving chest. From Wordnik.com. [Maximus and Kimchi] Reference
Lou carried her up to dry land, wrapping her, coughing and heaving, against his soaking shirt. From Wordnik.com. [Country House] Reference
Ever wonder why pregnant women start heaving when they smell, say, broccoli or brussels sprouts?. From Wordnik.com. [Thea Singer: Stress Relief and More Brain Cells? The Secret Could Be in the Bedroom] Reference
He spent the next morning on his couch, nursing a heaving stomach, headache and other assorted ills. From Wordnik.com. [About Last Night] Reference
We went down and my brothers followed, heaving and jockeying to make the turn at the narrow landing. From Wordnik.com. [Amends '82: Part One] Reference
MARK: You were sobbing uncontrollably and heaving, I thought I would have to do the Heimlich Maneuver. From Wordnik.com. [Abe Gurko: Gloria Allred Does It Again] Reference
Suddenly alone, overcome, Ennis hides in an alleyway, heaving his guts, pounding his head against a wall. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter] Reference
Cracks and floor heaving are common in longwall mining, he said, and this one had no special significance. From Wordnik.com. [Massey: Don't 'Rush To Judgment' Blaming Us For West Virginia Mine Explosion] Reference
For irritating reasons known only to themselves, they refuse to take bookings, and when we get there it is heaving. From Wordnik.com. [Restaurant review: Dishoom] Reference
As the water level drops, garbage is heaving into view -- stinky accounting, rusted ethics, deep stock-price manipulation. From Wordnik.com. [Investing, After The Bubble Making It Back] Reference
We see her at the scaffold darkening in the air where the clouds are heaving like minstrels and the hawks watch as they fly. From Wordnik.com. [Magritte] Reference
Before she sang, Didi shook her tambourine and tossed it to me like a bride heaving her bouquet to a crowd of eager bridesmaids. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Name Buttons] Reference
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