heavingadjective
uk/ˈhiː.vɪŋ/us/ˈhiː.vɪŋ/heaving adjective (BUSY)
informal full of people:
The bar was absolutely heaving.
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- alive
- alive with sth idiom
- awash
- be a rich seam to mine idiom
- be riddled with sth idiom
- bristle
- burst
- congested
- cramped
- crowded
- flooded
- heaping
- heavy with sth idiom
- jam-packed
- riddled
- rife
- sardine
- saturation point
- seam
- seethe
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heaving adjective (MOVING)
moving in large movements up and down:
He stood on the heaving deck of the ship.
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General words for movement
- betake
- budge
- budge up
- circulate
- come
- gangway!
- go around
- head
- manoeuvre
- mill around
- mobility
- mope
- mope around (somewhere)
- motility
- move
- round
- steer
- stir
- sway
- travel
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