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hemming in

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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Enormous ring hunts depended on hemming in the prey and driving it into an ever-tightening circle, ensuring abundant kills for the king and a memorable spectacle for onlookers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

By midday, the display was largely peaceful, with Seattle police officers scattered along the route, hemming in marchers.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2022

This is happening against a backdrop of broad economic changes that are hemming in the options of many workers, especially at the bottom end of the job market.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2022

But it also obscures the future, hemming in our sense of what’s possible, of how we might evolve to actually solve those problems.

From Slate • May 7, 2013

Where we look into the infinite depths, our Puritan forefathers saw only a solid dome hemming in the earth and skies, and through whose opened doors the rain descended.

From Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions by Cooke, Josiah Parsons