hemming
verb
- 1
To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.
verb
- 1
(in sewing) To make a hem.
- 2
: To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
- 3
: To surround something or someone in a confining way.
“A small yard hemmed about by a tall hedge.”
noun
- 1
The act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech.
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