hemming

H4E1M3M3I1N1G2
/ˈhɛmɪŋ/

noun

The act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech.

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Meanings

hemming1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hem
nounhemming (plural hemmings)

plural hemmings

  1. The act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech.

    Blushing and stammering, awkward pauses, hemmings and hawings, tremblings of voice, and confusion in all its shapes there were between them […]

    1847, The University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review, page 285

Hemming2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

* As an English, Scottish, and Swedish surname, from the Old Norse personal name Hemingr, variant of Hæmingr, itself of uncertain origin, possibly from hamr, hemingr (“form, shape; skin of an animal”). This word may have been borrowed into Old English as hemming (“a rawhide boot”). * As a German surname, variant of Hemme.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hemming

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Cite this entry
APA

hemming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemming

MLA

“hemming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemming. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemming,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemming.

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