HEFTING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

hefting

verb

present participle of heft

as in hoisting

to lift with effort hefted his growing son onto his shoulders

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as in lifting

to move from a lower to a higher place or position heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher—you're showing us more than we care to see

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Recent Examples of hefting Instead of hefting a heavy steel basket, Sanitation workers flip back half of the upper steel collar and pull out a lightweight plastic liner. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026 Early the next morning, in the dark, prosecutors say, he was spotted on camera hefting a large, heavy object into his car trunk. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025

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That win against Freiburg, which ended with Martinez hoisting Unai Emery on his shoulders, is likely to prove his last Villa appearance.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Nothing can ruin your day quite like the dull ache of underwire hoisting up your bust.

— Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of hoisting

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Niemann hit two drives off the property, chopped his way up the fairway and finally lost it by heaving his club.

— Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
The 1926 storm was more like a steamroller, heaving its hurricane strength winds across 135 miles, from the Keys to West Palm Beach, for nearly 18 hours.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026

Definition of heaving

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Defense attorneys in both cases argued that the defendants’ intent was in question, raising in argument the possibility that their clients were not trying to cause serious bodily injury or death.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Enacting a solution is liable to be a significant political battle, likely involving cutting benefits for some Americans or raising taxes on higher earners, or both.

— Ashley Lopez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

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