How to pronounce heave
Listen to heave in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“heave” in real sentences
51 clips in the index · 1 American · 9 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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heave is not going to make much difference.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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Heave up and down, surge front to back, and sway side to side.
The Royal Society · hear it here
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She looked up and down the street quickly, and then with a little heave of the
The Atlantic · hear it here
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and he was able to grab onto the railing and I helped heave him over and
60 Minutes · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of heave. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.