hem
verbNAmE//hɛm//
hem somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they hem he / she / it hems
past simple hemmed
-ing form hemming
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to take a long time to make a decision or before you say something We hemmed and hawed for weeks before deciding to buy the house. Phrasal Verbshem in
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