What does hemming mean?
Hemming means present participle and gerund of hem.
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/ˈhɛmɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of hem.
Blushing and stammering, awkward pauses, hemmings and hawings, tremblings of voice, and confusion in all its shapes there were between them […]
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Hemming means present participle and gerund of hem.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Blushing and stammering, awkward pauses, hemmings and hawings, tremblings of voice, and confusion in all its shapes there were between them […]
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