hemming

verb

present participle of hem
1
as in hawing

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2
as in trimming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hemming
  1. waiting
  2. trimming
  3. dithering
  4. edging
  5. hesitating
  6. bordering
  7. fringing
  8. skirting
Verb
  • The timeline keeps changing while this community is left waiting.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Tighten the plan, cut one extra, and let your spark support the work instead of waiting outside it.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of waiting
Verb
  • Haskell's team is also staying high in quality and coupons, trimming lower-coupon exposures in favor of those that are upward of 5% that the firm thinks are better poised to handle periods of market uncertainty.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Cut the fennel bulbs into quarters, trimming just a bit of the core (leave enough to hold the layers together), then slice thin.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of trimming
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  • 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
Definition of dithering
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  • The summer season concluded with a dramatic finish when, on the final run of the final event, XC New York captured the inaugural X Games League Championship, edging XC Tokyo by just 10 points to claim the first-ever League title.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But the story neatly captures the peculiar limbo of Housewifery — edging ever closer to fame and acceptance, but always one velvet rope short of both.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of edging
Verb
  • Cueto was known for hesitating while in his pitching motion, or wiggling on the mound.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
  • So electric power companies and regulators are cautious, hesitating to construct plants unless future demand is guaranteed.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of hesitating
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  • The Hezlep House, completed in 1968, is one of his few remaining homes in San Marino, a leafy, genteel city bordering Pasadena.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In bordering Easton, where 72% of students are white, the share that completes advanced coursework is 70%, according to state data.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of bordering
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  • Sustainability is a priority at Sal Salis, with the 16 eco-luxury safari tents designed for minimal impact, just metres from the largest fringing reef in the world, its barefoot luxury as nature intended.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • An easy 10-minute swim will have you on the fringing reef, with slivers of multi-coloured fish, gliding turtles and epic coral formations.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Definition of fringing
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  • First came an uproar over the Fever potentially skirting WNBA injury report rules as star guard Caitlin Clark worked her way through a back injury early in the season.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Voyagers have been skirting this dismal fate for years now, with NASA engineers carefully monitoring each spacecraft’s power supplies and plotting out when to turn off individual instruments to keep the missions going as long as possible.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of skirting
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