verb Download 🔗Share To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking. Examples : "The student was hemming and hawing when the teacher asked if he had done his homework, clearly trying to avoid answering directly. " communication language word sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (in sewing) To make a hem. Examples : "My grandmother is hemming the curtains to make them shorter. " material wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share : To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something. Examples : "My grandmother is hemming the bottom of my new skirt so it won't drag on the floor. " material wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share : To surround something or someone in a confining way. Examples : "A small yard hemmed about by a tall hedge." action situation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech. Examples : "The speaker's nervousness was obvious from the frequent hemming and hawing throughout his presentation. " language communication linguistics phonetics word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading