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Hamming vs Hemming - What's the difference?

hamming | hemming |

As verbs the difference between hamming and hemming

is that hamming is present participle of lang=en while hemming is present participle of hem.

As a noun hemming is

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

As a proper noun Hemming is

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hamming

English

Verb

(head)

    • hemming

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

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