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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HEAVING

ppr. Lifting; swelling; throwing; panting; making an effort to vomit.

 

HEAVING

n.A rising or swell; a panting.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HEAVING

HEAVING Heav "ing, n.

 

Defn: A lifting or rising; a swell; a panting or deep sighing. Addison. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

heaving

heav ing |ˈhēviNG hivɪŋ | adjective Brit. informal (of a place ) extremely crowded: the foyer was absolutely heaving with people.

 

heaving line

heav ing line noun a lightweight line with a weight at the end, made to be thrown between a ship and the shore, or from one ship to another, and used to pull a heavier line across.

 

Oxford Dictionary

heaving

heav |ing |ˈhiːvɪŋ | adjective Brit. informal (of a place ) extremely crowded: the foyer was absolutely heaving with people.

 

heaving line

heav |ing line noun a lightweight line with a weight at the end, made to be thrown between a ship and the shore, or from one ship to another, and used to pull a heavier line across.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

heaving

heav ing /híːvɪŋ /形容詞 【人で 】いっぱいになった, 混雑した «with » .