Meaning

1 senses

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

Examples

28 sentences

  1. Stop hemming and hawing.

    deHör auf rumzudrucksen! — Yorwba

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  2. Stop hemming and hawing around.

    deHör auf rumzudrucksen! — Yorwba

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  3. The blanket's hem has come undone.

    deDer Deckensaum hat sich aufgeräufelt. — Yorwba

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  4. His jeans had a worn hem.

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  5. The tunic has a raw cut hem.

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Origin

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

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

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