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
  • Smith hesitated, Davis said, and Anderson grabbed the weapon and opened fire.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Some in Europe hesitated when the United States launched its war on Iran without consulting them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of hesitated
Verb
  • Two brick chimneys bordered a shingled roof, the front portico edged by columns.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Neighborhoods like Boyle Heights — which is over 90% Latino — are bordered by freeways, leading to poorer air quality, a 2017 UCLA study showed.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of bordered
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  • 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
  • The sow bounded away a few feet and then glanced back at him.
    — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Although all of the solar system’s planets with atmospheres have wave-spawning disturbances, only Saturn churns them out looking like polygons, geometric shapes bounded by straight lines.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of bounded
Verb
  • The court also said any problems caused by the timing of the ruling is the fault of the secretary of state, who waited eight months before making a decision on the ballot initiative.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Americans for Citizen Voting argued in its application to Kavanaugh that the state had waited more than five months to reject the signatures and then did so on questions about those from a sample of 1,000 out of more than 700,000 submitted.
    — Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of waited
Verb
  • Castelo Ventoso is up a long dirt track fringed with cork trees.
    — Lucy Gillmore, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026
  • This spot, littered in condom wrappers and fringed by jungle, is familiar to her.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of fringed
Verb
  • Alex Golesh and 14 former South Florida players at Auburn edged Baylor 17-16 thanks to a late 2-point stop.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Pepsi ranked second in 2022 and third in 2023, when Dr Pepper edged past it by a fraction of a point.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of edged
Verb
  • Moisés Ballesteros singled and Christian Moore sliced a two-run triple to right field that eluded a diving Jones and trimmed the deficit to 4-3.
    — Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The gown also featured a lustrous design of curvaceous floral-like overlays trimmed with gold eyelets.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of trimmed
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“Hemmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemmed. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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