verb🔗Shareためらう, どもるTo 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. "先生が宿題をしたかどうか尋ねたとき、生徒はためらい、どもり、明らかに直接的な回答を避けようとしていた。communicationlanguagewordsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share裾を縫う(in sewing) To make a hem."My grandmother is hemming the curtains to make them shorter. "祖母はカーテンを短くするために裾を縫っています。materialwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share裾を縫う, 縁を付ける: 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. "祖母は、新しいスカートの裾を縫って、床に引きずられないようにしています。materialwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share囲む, 取り囲む: To surround something or someone in a confining way."A small yard hemmed about by a tall hedge."高い生け垣に囲まれた小さな庭。actionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share会話の途中で、ためらいや間投詞として「えー」と言うことThe 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. "プレゼンテーション中の頻繁な「えー」という言葉遣いから、話し手の緊張が明らかだった。languagecommunicationlinguisticsphoneticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
