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Significados de hem em inglês

The utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.

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Examples for "ahem"
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My uncle was, ahem, fanatical about hunting and very particular about poachers.
Four dukes and a devil
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He featured in the Q&A slot in, ahem, this newspaper's Weekend magazine.
The Guardian
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The composite body also gives the car its, ahem, unusual matte finish.
Wired
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Some years ago though, I moved my business to another bank, ahem!
Leah Mordecai: A Novel
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The town of A---has five thousand, B---hasfour thousand, ahem!
The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere
Uso de hem em inglês
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The sea rises to my knee soaking the hem of my robe.
The buried giant
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You be hem purty, my love; der aünt a spot in ye.
Highways and Byways in Sussex
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I raised the hem to see-thedress didn't have far to go.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
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They will require quick action, so don't hem and haw too much.
Ebony
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Whereafter he pressed his flushed lips to the hem of the garment.
Through Russia
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Tunis saw that the shabby skirt was torn widely at the hem.
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod
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Wading deeper, the water lapped at my dress and dampened the hem.
Cara mia - book one of the immortyl revolution
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He fell on his knees and kissed the hem of her dress.
Mohammed Ali and His House
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He stooped and lifted the hem of her robe to his lips.
The White Ladies of Worcester: A Romance of the Twelfth Century
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He kneeled and lifted to his lips the hem of her dress.
Audrey
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One fell on his knees and kissed the hem of her dress.
Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories
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Halsey rolled up the hem of her skirt and checked the damage.
Glasslands
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He tripped across the dragging hem of his robe again, pitched forward.
The Incredible Shrinking Man
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She is shorter than me and they have taken up the hem.
The White Princess
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If I grew, she'd add an inch of material to the hem.
Solomon's oak: a novel
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This town is not worthy to kiss the hem of your garment.
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
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