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heaving.

Crowded with people.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈhiːvɪŋ/

  1. Crowded with people.

    informal

  2. Of the chest, rising and falling noticeably from exertion, emotion, or laboured breathing.

  3. Of the bosom, full, ample, or voluptuous in form, irrespective of movement.

    literary
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-Germanic *habjandz Proto-West Germanic *habbjandī Old English hebbende Middle English hevynge English heaving Inherited from Middle English hevynge. By surface analysis, heave + -ing. See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun/ˈhiːvɪŋ/

  1. An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English hevynge.

verb/ˈhiːvɪŋ/

  1. present participle and gerund of heave

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-Germanic *habjandz Proto-West Germanic *habbjandī Old English hebbende Middle English hevynge English heaving Inherited from Middle English hevynge. By surface analysis, heave + -ing. See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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