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Meaning of Hemming | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. The act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech.
  2. A surname.

Equivalents

العربية الكفّ
Suomi päärmäys palttaus

Examples

“Blushing and stammering, awkward pauses, hemmings and hawings, tremblings of voice, and confusion in all its shapes there were between them […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Hemminger Hemmingford hemmings Hemmingsen Hemmingway hemoabdomen

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