hemming

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛmɪŋ === Verb === hemming present participle and gerund of hem === Noun === hemming (plural hemmings) The act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxem.minɡ/, [ˈhem.miŋɡ] === Noun === hemming m a boot made of raw hide === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “hemming”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.