verb🔗ShareTo make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking."The student hemmed and hawed before finally admitting he hadn't done his homework. "languagesoundcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(in sewing) To make a hem."She hemmed the bottom of her new skirt. "materialstylewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share: To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something."My mother hemmed the bottom of my new pants so they wouldn't be too long. "materialwearstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share: To surround something or someone in a confining way."A small yard hemmed about by a tall hedge."situationconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
