verb🔗ShareHeming, dudar al hablarTo make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking."The student was hemming and hawing when the teacher asked if he had done his homework, clearly trying to avoid answering directly. "El estudiante estaba dudando al hablar cuando el profesor le preguntó si había hecho su tarea, tratando claramente de evitar responder directamente.communicationlanguagewordsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDobladillar(in sewing) To make a hem."My grandmother is hemming the curtains to make them shorter. "Mi abuela está dobladillando las cortinas para acortarlas.materialwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePuntuar, ribetear: To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something."My grandmother is hemming the bottom of my new skirt so it won't drag on the floor. "Mi abuela está puntuando la parte inferior de mi falda nueva para que no arrastre por el suelo.materialwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRodear, cercar: To surround something or someone in a confining way."A small yard hemmed about by a tall hedge."Un pequeño patio rodeado por un seto alto.actionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl acto de decir "eh", en intermisión o vacilación del hablaThe act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech."The speaker's nervousness was obvious from the frequent hemming and hawing throughout his presentation. "Los nervios del orador eran obvios por el frecuente "eh" y las pausas durante su presentación.languagecommunicationlinguisticsphoneticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading