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heaving vs breathing

breathing vs heaving

heaving and breathing both are nouns.

heaving is not an adjective while breathing is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heaving Yes No No No
breathing Yes Yes No No
As nouns, breathing is a hypernym of heaving; that is, breathing is a word with a broader meaning than heaving:
  • heaving: breathing heavily (as after exertion)
  • breathing: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Other hypernyms of heaving include external respiration, respiration, ventilation.
heaving (noun) breathing (noun)
throwing something heavy (with great effort) the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
the act of lifting something with great effort
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
heaving (adjective) breathing (adjective)
passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination
Difference between heaving and breathing

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