Hemingway

/ˈhɛmɪŋ.weɪ/

Hemingway proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Hemingway

A surname.
Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
- […] few of these boys know how to fight alone, and hardly any without a knife or a gun. They are not to be equated with matadors or boxers or Hemingway heroes. They are dangerous pack hounds who will not even expose themselves singly in the outfield.1962, Arthur Miller, “The Bored and the Violent”, in Herbert Gold, editor, First Person Singular: Essays for the Sixties, New York: Dial, published 1963, page 181
A town in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States.

Hemingway (third-person singular simple present Hemingways, present participle Hemingwaying, simple past and past participle Hemingwayed)

To speak, write or behave in a Hemingwayesque manner.
- But there is no literary law that says thai — to set forth these beauties — the writers must first excel in the art of Hemingwaying.1979, The New York Times Book Review - Volume 1; Volume 84, page iii
- Ivens concluded his account with a remark that out-Hemingwayed Hemingway: 'I know that money is hard to make but dying is not easy either.2000, Hans Schoots, Living Dangerously: A Biography of Joris Ivens, page 131
To study, or talk about, Ernest Hemingway.
- After Hemingway's death in 1961, he was bombarded with questions about the author and finally asked a reporter to let it be known that he was “Hemingwayed out!”2012, Paula McLain, The Paris Wife
- Lena knew more about the missing stories than 98 percent of the people who Hemingwayed for a living.2012, Joe Haldeman, The Hemingway Hoax

That just-a-moment had hardly died away before Father turned and Hemingwayed Bogoljub so forcefully that the tobacconist was sent flying against the bookshelves.2010, Sasa Stanisic, How The Soldier Repairs The Gramophone:
And as it turned out, he'd Hemingwayed his so-called past.2018, Betty Webb, The Otter of Death:
I said, “I'm a little Hemingwayed out, but we can go to Floridita after dinner if you'd like.”2017, Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair:

Proper noun
alternative form	Hemmingway
Verb
third-person singular present	Hemingways
present participle	Hemingwaying
past participle	Hemingwayed
past	Hemingwayed

What does Hemingway mean?: Hemingway means a surname.
How do you use Hemingway in a sentence?: That just-a-moment had hardly died away before Father turned and Hemingwayed Bogoljub so forcefully that the tobacconist was sent flying against the bookshelves.
What part of speech is Hemingway?: Hemingway can be a proper noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce Hemingway?: Hemingway is pronounced /ˈhɛmɪŋ.weɪ/.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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