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ahemming

ahemming is the present participle and gerund of ahem.

Meaning of ahem

Verb

ahem (third-person singular simple present ahems, present participle ahemming, simple past and past participle ahemmed)

  1. To cough or clear one's throat so as to draw attention.
    • He wouldn't have been suspected of crying for the world, but he coughed and ahemmed, and finally turned away without speaking.1856, Louise Chandler Moulton, Juno Clifford, page 108

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Questions about ahemming

What is ahemming the present participle and gerund of?
Ahemming is the present participle and gerund of ahem.

Words near ahemming in the dictionary

  1. ahem
  2. ahemeral
  3. ahemeral day
  4. ahemeral days
  5. ahemmed
  6. ahemming
  7. ahems
  8. AHEPA
  9. ahermatypic
  10. Ahern
  11. Aherne

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