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hemmings

hemmings is the plural of hemming.

Meaning of hemming

Noun

hemming (plural hemmings)

  1. The act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech.
    • Blushing and stammering, awkward pauses, hemmings and hawings, tremblings of voice, and confusion in all its shapes there were between them […]1847, The University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review, page 285

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Proper noun capitalized: Hemmings

Hemmings

  1. A surname.

Questions about hemmings

What does hemmings mean?
Hemmings means a surname.
What is hemmings the plural of?
Hemmings is the plural of hemming.
What part of speech is hemmings?
Hemmings is a proper noun.

Words near hemmings in the dictionary

  1. hemming up
  2. Hemminger
  3. Hemmingers
  4. Hemmingford
  5. Hemmingham
  6. hemmings
  7. Hemmingsen
  8. Hemmingsens
  9. Hemmingway
  10. Hemmingwayesque
  11. Hemmingways

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