hemming

VERB

enclose, restrict

Synonyms

WEAK

begird beset border bound cage circle circumscribe close in confine corral define edge encircle encompass envelop environ fence fringe girdle hedge in immure margin pen rim ring round shut shut in skirt surround verge

Antonyms

WEAK

let go release

Example Sentences

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“Those three years in the Peninsular War were a coming of age for William Miller,” Mr. Hemming writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Mr. Hemming writes that upon Miller’s death, doctors found 23 battle scars, a large wound on his right abdominal cartilage, two rifle balls lodged in his liver, and mutilated fingers on his left hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Williams went to Liverpool University as a mature student and studied engineering, with Hemming describing him as "generally a quiet, perhaps even shy, individual".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Hemming said: "He absolutely flipped into a deranged state."

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

"No amount of heroism or discipline by an Inka army,” Hemming wrote, "could match the military superiority of the Spaniards.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann