heaves

/ hiːvz /

noun

1. Also calledbroken wind a chronic respiratory disorder of animals of the horse family caused by allergies and dust
2. the heaves slang.
   an attack of vomiting or retching

Example Sentences

For now, let’s celebrate the end of the most vexing, mean-spirited and household-dividing presidential election in modern times, as it heaves itself across the finish line and crumples in a lousy heap.

From Los Angeles Times

The magazines are sometimes oversized and increasingly matte finished, filled with edge-to-edge photographs and literary heaves.

From New York Times

He heaves out and then I hear the soft click of claws going across the bathroom tile.

From Literature

With each of their heaves, the rope squeaked and the branch above bounced precariously.

From National Geographic

Mother and son are each maneuvered, bunraku-style, by up to three puppeteers at once, animated by a combination of intricate movement and vocalizations that include not just dialogue, but grunts, sighs and heaves of effort.

From New York Times