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hem
1[ hem ]
verb (used with object)
- to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
- to enclose or confine (usually followed by in, around, or about ):
hemmed in by enemies.
noun
- an edge made by folding back the margin of cloth and sewing it down.
- the edge or border of a garment, drape, etc., especially at the bottom.
- the edge, border, or margin of anything.
- Architecture. the raised edge forming the volute of an Ionic capital.
hem
2[ hem ]
interjection
- (an utterance resembling a slight clearing of the throat, used to attract attention, express doubt, etc.)
noun
- the utterance or sound of 鈥渉em.鈥
- a sound or pause of hesitation:
His sermon was full of hems and haws.
verb (used without object)
- to utter the sound 鈥渉em.鈥
- to hesitate in speaking.
hem-
3- variant of hemo- before a vowel:
hemal.
hem-
1combining_form
- a US variant of haemo-
hem
2/ 丑蓻尘 /
noun
- an edge to a piece of cloth, made by folding the raw edge under and stitching it down
- short for hemline
verb
- to provide with a hem
- usually foll byin, around, or about to enclose or confine
hem
3/ 丑蓻尘 /
noun
- a representation of the sound of clearing the throat, used to gain attention, express hesitation, etc
verb
- intr to utter this sound
- hem and haw or hum and hawto hesitate in speaking or in making a decision
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of hem1
Origin of hem2
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of hem1
Idioms and Phrases
- hem and haw,
- to hesitate or falter:
She hemmed and hawed a lot before she came to the point.
- to speak noncommittally; avoid giving a direct answer:
He hems and haws and comes out on both sides of every question.
Example Sentences
Outside her window, farmland rolls into rocky coastline, hemming a glasslike bay striped with turquoise and populated by showboating dolphins.
There鈥檚 not much hemming and hawing over the dilemma.
The idyll was hemmed in by immaculate office buildings housing high-profile Hollywood and tech tenants including Amazon, Oracle and AMC Networks.
Those businesses are even harder to reach, hemmed in by checkpoints on both the east and west.
Leisa Alexander, her husband and her mother-in-law scrambled into their car on Laurice Avenue, only to find themselves hemmed in on both sides on Marathon Road.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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