heaving
heaving · more heaving · most heaving
Crowded with peopleCrowded with people.
/ˈhiːvɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(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.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English hevynge. By surface analysis, heave + -ing. See the etymologInherited from Middle English hevynge. By surface analysis, heave + -ing. See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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Forms
more heaving, most heaving| Comparative | more heaving Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most heaving Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedheavingly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.