hemming

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hemming^¹

/ˈhɛmɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɛmɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of hem

noun hemmings

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 […]

Hemming^²

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* 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.

proper noun

A surname.

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"hemming." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hemming. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hemming. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hemming

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"hemming." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hemming.

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@misc{hemming_2026,
  title = {hemming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hemming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}