Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemming

/ˈhɛmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: hem-ming
IPA: /ˈhɛmɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hem

noun

The act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech.

name

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

* As an English, Scottish, and Swedish surname, from the Old Norse personal name Hemingr, variant of Hæmingr, itself of uncertain origin, possibly from hamr, hemingr (“form, shape; skin of an animal”). This word may have been borrowed into Old English as hemming (“a rawhide boot”). * As a German surname, variant of Hemme.

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

hemmings (plural)

Derived Forms

Hemmingford

Phrases

hemming and hawing

Rhymes With

fleming condemning stemming flemming deming lemming heming

Questions

How do you pronounce hemming?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛmɪŋ/.
What does hemming mean?: present participle and gerund of hem
Where does hemming come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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