heave
verb (used with object)
to throw, especially to lift and throw with effort, force, or violence.
is heaving
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present progressiveof heave (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A&E is heaving, with only 71% of patients seen, treated and then admitted or discharged in under four hours, compared with 87% in March 2019 - before the pandemic began.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2022
Some days, when the Steampunk or Goth Weekends are on and the town is heaving, he makes much, much more, he tells me.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2020
The ground beneath retailers is heaving; most recently, it shifted under Forever 21, once one of the leading purveyors of fast fashion.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2019
Kabul is heaving with street children like Ahmed, impoverished boys and girls who are sent out by their families to work or beg.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2018
Except my mouth is dry and my chest is heaving.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
