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/lɛm.ɪŋ/ · noun
A small arctic and subarctic rodent of the tribes Lemmini, Dicrostonychini and Lagurini..
The well-known lemmings, in severe winters, at long intervals, move down from the mountains of Scandinavia in immense numbers, crossing lakes and rivers, eating their way through haystacks, and surmounting every obstacle till they reach the sea, whence very few return.
Lemmings are strongly cohesive, but could be, in organisational terms, highly destructive for the business.
Like a lemming, I followed the crowd, got to the right line and was concentrating hard when queried by the customs officer.
“It’s like the one person did it once and since then everyone has followed like lemmings, they all just copy each other’s behaviour,” said [Paul] Loebenberg.
Use lemming when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lemming means A small arctic and subarctic rodent of the tribes Lemmini, Dicrostonychini and Lagurini..
Common synonyms include sable mouse.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The well-known lemmings, in severe winters, at long intervals, move down from the mountains of Scandinavia in immense numbers, crossing lakes and rivers, eating their way through haystacks, and surmounting every obstacle till they reach the sea, whence very few return.
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