hemmed

verb

past tense of hem
1
as in hawed

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2
as in bordered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hemmed
  1. hesitated
  2. bordered
  3. dithered
  4. bounded
  5. waited
  6. fringed
  7. edged
  8. trimmed
Verb
  • In the second half, Freese stepped off his line to control a ball, hesitated, stubbed his foot against the ground, and lost the ball.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
  • New York has never hesitated to invest in preserving the moments that define us.
    — Tunisia Morrison, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
Definition of hesitated
Verb
  • The northern evacuation zone is bordered to the west by Ouray County Road 8 and Ouray County Road 10, to the north by Tommy Creek, to the east by Lou Creek Pass and to the south by Baldy Peak and the wildfire.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 July 2026
  • Its distinctive pattern is a broad black ring, a narrow yellow ring and a broad red ring, with the red rings always bordered by the yellow rings.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of bordered
Verb
  • But phase two of the program kept getting delayed, in part because Congress dithered on funding.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
  • Sarah Finnane dithered mightily before deciding on this wild wallpaper for the new powder room.
    — Gary Thompson, Midwest Living, 5 June 2026
Definition of dithered
Verb
  • It is bounded by Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Though his tail was wagging, the dog immediately bounded down the hallway toward an officer, who fired his service pistol four times, killing the dog.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of bounded
Verb
  • Responsible leaders would have hit the pause button and waited until the votes are in to see if the property tax change became law.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026
  • The company self-certified the weather delay category with its federal regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in July 2025 but waited until two months ago to begin offering wagers.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of waited
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  • The grounds have colonial and Victorian buildings, and lush grounds fringed with palm trees and excellent ocean views.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
  • On the east coast of peninsular Malaysia, nestled between a turtle sanctuary and palm-fringed tourist beaches, sits one of the most consequential industrial complexes for the future of global trade.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of fringed
Verb
  • Kayla McBride scored 14 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter, Olivia Miles added 23 points after missing two games and the Minnesota Lynx edged the New York Liberty 90-85 on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Manzambi sat out of that game, in which Nati edged the South American squad on penalty kicks after 120 scoreless minutes.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of edged
Verb
  • Several universities have trimmed student costs in response, but some experts doubt that will happen at significant scale.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Keep them trimmed so their branches won’t touch your house or garage.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
Definition of trimmed
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