hem

Meaning

Intj

Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.

Noun

An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.

Verb

To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.

Noun

1. The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
2. A rim or margin of something.
3. In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make a hem.
2. (transitive) To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
3. (transitive) To shut in, enclose, confine; to surround something or someone in a confining way.

Pron

Obsolete form of 'em.

Synonyms

edge

border

rim

fold

seam

fringe

edging

margin

selvage

cuff

boundary

make a border

ahem

lap

hemline

brink

hawk

fold down the edge

hemstitch

enclose

grunt

fold the edge of cloth

train

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welt

frontier

sew

side

oversew

brim

skirt

fold the border

flanging

flange

contour

fell

fee

confine

extremity

end

🔚

come undone

encompass

limit

circuit

bottom

bend

imposition

hem stitch

embank

lip

cause

Translations

ourlet

orlo

Saum

ourler

bord

dobladillo

säumen

bordo

bainha

orlare

borde

einengen

zomen

bordatura

Rand

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɛm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hem

Inherited from Old English: hemm

Cognate with Middle High German: hemmen

Cognate with Old Norse: hemja

Cognate with Armenian: քամել

Cognate with Russian: ком

Inherited from Middle English: hemmen

Inherited from Old English: hemman

In summary

A sound uttered in imitation of clearing the throat (onomatopoeia)