Synonyms:
heave, heaving
Meaning: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
Usage examples
He lay there, his chest heaving.
From the heaving tangle issued exhortations, commands, imprecations.
Heaving a sigh, she said, "I hope it will turn out so, but I can't help being afraid.
"Ah!" exclaimed General Apple, heaving a deep sigh, "that would be plunder worth our while.
As I stood, I plunged and staggered, and I found the dogs sprawling, with whimperings, on the heaving floor.
Then, when the decreasing speed of the train gave his legs the advantage, Fuller was ahead, heaving ties from the road.
The brave fellow, heaving deep sighs, began at last to lighten the balloon; but, from time to time, he would stop, and ask:
He let himself slide to the earth, and lay down beside his horse, his throat burning, his chest heaving, and his head going round.
It was a fair child, stretched nearly lifeless on the rock, its breast heaving with thirst, its eyes closed, and its lips parched and burning.
As he went, it struck him that two of the geese were gobbling and screaming as geese do, but the third sat quite still, only heaving a deep sigh now and then, like a human being.