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Hefting

Heft \Heft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hefted ( Heft, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Hefting.]

  1. To heave up; to raise aloft.

    Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft.
    --Spenser.

  2. To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Colloq.]

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hefting

vb. (present participle of heft English)

Usage examples of "hefting".

He pulled a pair of garrotes from his pouch, handing one to Ahira, hefting the other himself.

I picked up a hairbrush I saw on the dressing table, hefting the handle, glad it was metal.

Then he surprised her by hefting one of the units and plonking it down in front of her, all business-like again.

Then the captain and the Runner Stationmaster emerged, the latter hefting the heavy message sack to his shoulder.

Phelinndar agreed, letting the Dwaer roll down his sleeve into his hand and hefting it.

Ryan agreed, taking out the SIG-Sauer from his side holster once more and hefting the solid weight of the blaster in his right hand.

Doc reached over and picked up the object, hefting the heavy ceramic bookend in both hands.

Doc frowned, hefting his swordstick and pointing the tip at the dubious Mildred.

It is quiet and motionless for a time, and the cray fingers his spear with anxiety, clutching at it and hefting it and feeling himself tremble.

The Champion strode at his side, hefting his massive war axe as though it were weightless.

They shifted restlessly from foot to foot, hefting their swords impatiently, their eyes fixed on the great oak doors.

They were short and stocky, with muscular bare arms, and one of them was casually hefting a solid steel dumbbell as though it weighed nothing.

Hazel was glaring at the entrance, as though daring anything to come out, and unconsciously hefting the heaviest of her guns.

Ahira said, hefting one of the dead slavers' lances, then casually hurling it into what clearly was a corpse.