Definition
Lifting or pulling something with great effort, or breathing heavily and with difficulty.
Etymology
From Old English 'hebban,' related to Germanic roots meaning 'to lift or raise,' with '-ing' forming the present participle.
Kelly Says
When sailors talk about 'heaving the anchor,' they're using a word that's been around for over a thousand years—the same basic action of lifting something heavy is described the same way in English today.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ሰላም
en-de-se-lam
CACatalà
aixecament
ay-she-a-men-t
CSČeština
kmitání
kmit-a-nee
DADansk
svingning
svining
DEDeutsch
schwingen
shvhin-gen
ELΕλληνικά
ταλάντευση
ta-lan-te-v-si
ESEspañol
levantamiento
leh-van-ta-mien-toh
FISuomi
heilahtelu
hei-lah-te-lu
FRFrançais
tremblement
trem-bl-man
IDBahasa Indonesia
bergoyang
ber-go-yang
IGIG
egbu egbu
ehg-boo ehg-boo
ITItaliano
sollevamento
soh-leh-va-men-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
bergoyang
ber-go-yang
MYမြန်မာ
ရွ Bounce
y-wun-bou-nce
NLNederlands
bewegen
be-weh-gen
NONorsk
svingning
svining
PLPolski
podnoszenie
pod-no-she-nie
PTPortuguês
levantamento
leh-van-ta-men-toh
RORomână
împingare
im-ping-a-reh
RUРусский
подъём
pod-yo-m
SVSvenska
svingning
svining
SWKiswahili
kuwaka
koo-wa-ka
TEతెలుగు
흔들림
he-n-dul-rim
TRTürkçe
sarsıntı
sar-shin-tee
UKУкраїнська
гойдання
hoy-dan-nya
VITiếng Việt
rung động
rung-dong