hemming

Definition of hemmingnext
present participle of hem
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hemming
Verb
  • Tried to listen online while the neighbor made enough noise cutting and trimming his yard during the entire game.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Steve Anderson was trimming a tree near a power line with his 17-year-old son on Saturday, April 18, when the accident occurred, according to Fox affiliate KOKI.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Many of his later programs have been capped by a coda in which the tricks of the trade are laid bare—no trick being more vital than that of extreme patience, with camera operators waiting days, or even weeks, for the right cub, or pup, or fledgling, or froglet, to show up.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • At the finish of the night, once the final notes have faded and the last bits of confetti have dropped, Eilish, now coming off less like a savior blessing her masses than just another young woman at the end of a tough but rewarding workday, hops into a waiting SUV.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • The flotilla boats are currently edging along the south coast of Crete.
    Frank Andrews, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • While Mississippi State is coming off a sweep of LSU and has won eight straight games, Texas had to come from behind to beat Sam Houston after narrowly edging Vanderbilt two out of three games.
    Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Besides, the rare earth industry is so cost-intensive that Lynas is even dithering on its new Texas facility despite the hundreds of millions secured from the Department of War.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Neither of them is going to sit around dithering.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • North Korea has revised its constitution to define its territory as bordering South Korea and remove references to reunification, according to a draft of the text reviewed by Reuters, codifying leader Kim Jong Un’s push to treat the two Koreas as separate states.
    Reuters, NBC news, 6 May 2026
  • The Midwest also has begun to warm compared to the last few days, with highs in the 70s and bordering 80 in some areas, which is about 5 to 15 degrees warmer than normal.
    Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • Trump has criticized European countries for rejecting or hesitating to get involved in the war with Iran.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The Academy seems comfortable celebrating individual excellence within horror while hesitating to crown its films as definitive achievements.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Manuel then slipped into a stark white dress overflowing with ruffles and shrugged on a matching lace shawl with long fringing over it—all key elements to bringing his hypnotizing moves to life.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Chromatic aberration is very well controlled, with minimal color fringing even when shooting wide open.
    Tantse Walter, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • So taking a gamble on skirting electoral law and being fined down the line may be worth a potential strategic boost in a chaotic and unsettled election before the primary, Schnur added.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • Supporters of a ban believe the platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket are skirting the state's gambling regulations.
    Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Hemming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemming. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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