name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
hemming
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Pronunciation
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/ˈhɛmɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɛmɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech.
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of hem
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
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.