heaves

/ hiːvz /

noun

1. Also called: broken wind. a chronic respiratory disorder of animals of the horse family caused by allergies and dust

2. slang,  an attack of vomiting or retching

Example Sentences

The video posted on social media shows Marriott overturning shelves that contain hair care products, which he then heaves toward the back of the salon while yelling profanity at staff members.

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The climactic confrontation reaches its peak intensity after a Black man dies in a police officer’s choke hold and Mookie heaves a garbage can through the pizzeria’s window.

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Malak heaves and leaks tears, stuffs a tattered tissue into the corners of her eyes.

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Cronin is loved for building teams that improve with the schedule, fight till the finish, and have been a couple of last-second Gonzaga heaves from seriously competing for a national title.

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For now, let’s celebrate the end of the most vexing, mean-spirited and household-dividing presidential election in modern times, as it heaves itself across the finish line and crumples in a lousy heap.

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