English Explanatory Dictionary

hemming

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of hem
noun
  1. The act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛmɪŋ/

Word forms

hemming hemmings

Etymology

* 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.

Derived words

hemming and hawing
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