hemming

Definition of hemmingnext
present participle of hem

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hemming
Verb
  • Protective measures range from trimming at-risk tree branches to replacing flimsy exterior doors with stronger ones.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • Michael is stepping into a really key role trimming the wing, which is probably one of the harder roles on the F50.
    Andrew Rice, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has created uncertainty for hundreds of ships and around 20,000 seafarers waiting for news of an agreement to reopen the crucial shipping corridor.
    Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 29 May 2026
  • Unfortunately, children who have not been able to access this in a clinical trial have continued to suffer losses while waiting for access and approval.
    Elise Esposito, Boston Herald, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Israel has intensified its campaign in Lebanon in recent days despite the ceasefire agreement, with troops crossing the Litani River and edging closer to the southern city of Nabatiyeh.
    Nick Duffy, NBC news, 27 May 2026
  • Israeli troops have crossed the Litani River, edging closer to the southern city of Nabatiyeh.
    Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 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
  • In the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, an 11-year-old boy was injured after a Ukrainian drone hit a home, local authorities said.
    Valentyn Ogirenko, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • This is the way how – and he also – the testing of air defense of other countries, NATO countries which are bordering us or bordering Belarus or Russia.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • The book does often feel like a recording of a mental jam session, but there is also a sense of being guided by a kind of hesitating yet urgent voice that needs to get things figured out.
    Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • While their rivals started spending significant sums of money as soon as the 2024-25 season finished, Spurs wasted a couple of weeks hesitating about the long-term future of then head coach Ange Postecoglou before replacing him with Thomas Frank.
    David Ornstein, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • But in 2015, that changed when the sea ice fringing this vast, icy continent stopped expanding and began to decline dramatically.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Independent expenditure committees, supercharged after the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, let big donors donate unlimited amounts of money to efforts to shape messaging and negative ads while skirting direct coordination limits with campaigns.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • Architectural flex continues in the form of a sculptural staircase that connects the two levels, and which comes crafted with tailored plaster walls and handrails, punctuated with bronze skirting details.
    Ming Liu, Robb Report, 24 May 2026
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“Hemming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemming. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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