heavings

[US]/'hi:vinŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. heving, opphøying; kasting bort.

Phrases & Collocations

heaving with emotion

full av følelser

heaving with people

full av folk

heaving with activity

full av aktivitet

heaving with excitement

full av opprusning

heaving with anticipation

full av forventning

frost heaving

frosne hevinger

Example Sentences

The brig is heaving around on the anchor.

Fregatten hever seg rundt om ankret.

the wind heaving huge waves; an exhausted dog heaving its chest.

vindet hever store bølger; en utmattet hund hever sin bryst.

the foyer was absolutely heaving with people.

foyeren var helt full av folk.

The waters were heaving up in great swells.

Vannet hevde seg opp i store bølger.

A tumblebug came next, heaving sturdily at its ball, and Tom touched the creature, to see it shut its legs against its body and pretend to be dead.

En tumblebug kom neste, og hevde sturdig mot sin kule, og Tom berørte skapet for å se det slå sammen beina mot kroppen og forprette å være død.

Real-world Examples

His chest was heaving, swelling with sobs.

Brystet hans hevde seg, svulmet av sner.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

On the breast of the heaving sea!

På brystet av den hevende havet!

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 4

You usually find them on the 'heaving beasts'.

Du finner dem vanligvis på de 'hevende dyrene'.

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

Why, she could have heaving beasts.

Hvorfor, hun kunne ha hevende dyret.

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

Chest heaving with emotion, Wood turned to Harry.

Brystet hevde av følelser, Wood snudde seg mot Harry.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

His great chest was heaving in and out.

Hans store bryst hevde inn og ut.

Source: Dream Blower Giant

Far from falling buildings, heaving ground.

Langt fra fallende bygninger, hevende jord.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

He says that Seoul appears to be heaving a sigh of relief following Kim Jong Un's statement.

Han sier at Seoul ser ut til å heve en lettelse etter Kim Jong Uns uttalelse.

Source: NPR News October 2020 Collection

48.get heaving line ready at pilot ladder.

48. Få hevende linje klar ved pilottrapp.

Source: Maritime English listening

Ronan and Bane came bursting through the trees, their flanks heaving and sweaty.

Ronan og Bane kom bruddende gjennom trærne, deres flanke hevde og var nakne.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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