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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“Miller genuinely wanted to fight for this cause as an anti-colonial patriot,” Mr. Hemming writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Miller “soon put the enemy to flight at the point of a bayonet, capturing their colors and most of their arms,” Mr. Hemming writes, quoting Cochrane’s 1859 autobiography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The musical "brings the stowaway bear gorgeously to life", agreed Sarah Hemming of the Financial Times.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Ms Hemming said he had never been in trouble at school and was conscientious with his studies.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

"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