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heaving
When used to describe a place, this term carries a high-energy, almost claustrophobic connotation. It suggests a space so packed that it feels as though the crowd itself is moving or breathing as a single entity, making it more intense than simply saying a place is "crowded."
In a physical or biological sense, the word evokes a visceral image of labored effort or distress. Whether describing the rhythmic rise and fall of the ocean or the spasms of a chest during intense sobbing or exhaustion, it emphasizes a heavy, strained, and involuntary motion.
Meanings
Examples
The train station was heaving with commuters during the morning rush.
This club is absolutely heaving tonight.
This club is absolutely heaving tonight.
I cannot believe the airport is this heaving already.
Her chest was heaving as she tried to catch her breath after the race.
He stood there in silence his heaving shoulders the only sign of his anger.
My heart is heaving in my chest from the sheer terror of it all.
The ship struggled to stay upright in the heaving sea.
The horizon disappeared behind a wall of heaving grey water.