heavings
Waves of movement
Heavings is the plural of heaving—instances of rising and falling motion, or of lifting with effort.
The word appears most often describing rhythmic movements: the heavings of the sea, the heavings of her chest as she caught her breath.
It can also refer to episodes of retching or vomiting.
Heaving without expelling
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
- queasinessMild stomach disturbance
- biliousIll-tempered or nauseated
- queasyMildly sick to stomach
nauseated · woozy · sickly · pallid · green · lurch · stomach · gastric
Enlarges or billows
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- undulationRhythmic rise and fall
- billowsRolling masses that surge
- surgeSudden powerful increase
rollers · pitching · rolling · deck · seasick · maritime · nautical · sailing
Heaving without expelling
- pukeForceful stomach emptying
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- spewEject with force
- barfExpel stomach contents
disgorge · emesis · upchuck · vomitus · hurl · throw-up · sick · purge
Painful stomach after meals
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- bellyacheGut pain or grumbling
- dyspepsiaImpaired digestion causing discomfort
- heartburnGastric acid irritation
flatulence · cramps · gurgling · gastritis · colic · abdominal · stomach upset · gas
retching
Heaving without expelling
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
- queasinessMild stomach disturbance
- biliousIll-tempered or nauseated
queasy · nauseated · woozy · sickly · pallid · green · lurch · stomach · gastric · digestive
swells
Enlarges or billows
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- undulationRhythmic rise and fall
- billowsRolling masses that surge
surge · rollers · pitching · rolling · deck · seasick · maritime · nautical · sailing · boating
retching
Heaving without expelling
- pukeForceful stomach emptying
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- spewEject with force
barf · disgorge · emesis · upchuck · vomitus · hurl · throw-up · sick · purge · expulsion
indigestion
Painful stomach after meals
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- bellyacheGut pain or grumbling
- dyspepsiaImpaired digestion causing discomfort
heartburn · flatulence · cramps · gurgling · gastritis · colic · abdominal · stomach upset · gas · reflux
sobbing
Convulsive crying aloud
- sighingAudible breath of emotion
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
trembling · weeping · crying · chest · breast · anguish · grief · distress · turmoil · agitation
lifting
Raising something heavy
exertion · pulling · tugging · lugging · dragging · muscular · labored · effortful · grunting · shoulders
heavingsstillness
Complete lack of motion
motionlessness · immobility · calm · stasis · quietude
heavingsresting
In a state of stillness
relaxing · idleness · inactivity · passivity · relaxation
- dry heavingGagging without expelling anything
- frost heavingIce expansion lifting soil
- heaving lineWeighted cord for tossing