Hem vs Embarrass - What's the difference?
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An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.
* Spectator
To make the sound expressed by the word hem ; to hesitate in speaking.
* Shakespeare
(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
A rim or margin of something.
* Shakespeare
In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.
(in sewing) To make a hem.
(transitive): To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
(transitive): To surround something or someone in a confining way.
to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash
To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.
Hem is a related term of embarrass.
In lang=en terms the difference between hem and embarrass
is that hem is (transitive): to surround something or someone in a confining way while embarrass is to involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.As verbs the difference between hem and embarrass
is that hem is to make the sound expressed by the word hem ; to hesitate in speaking or hem can be (in sewing) to make a hem while embarrass is to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash.As an interjection hem
is used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.As a noun hem
is an utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention or hem can be (sewing) the border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.As a pronoun hem
is .hem
English
Etymology 1
A sound uttered in imitation of clearing the throat (onomatopoeia)See also
* ahem * hawNoun
(en noun)- his morning hems
Verb
(hemm)- Hem , and stroke thy beard.
Derived terms
* hem and hawEtymology 2
From Middle English hem, hemm, in turn from Old English hemm and related to Middle High German .Noun
(en noun)- hem of the sea
Derived terms
* touch the hem of someone's garmentVerb
(hemm)Etymology 3
From (etyl) hem, from (etyl) .Anagrams
* ----embarrass
English
Verb
(es)- The crowd's laughter and jeers embarrassed him.
- Business is embarrassed'''; public affairs are '''embarrassed .
- A man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements.
