Synonyms of hemming (in)

hemming (in)

verb

present participle of hem (in)

as in boxing (in)

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

a village hemmed in on all sides by mountains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boxing (in)
• housing
• fencing (in)
• walling (in)
• mewing (up)
• including
• surrounding
• enclosing
• encasing
• cooping (up)
• confining
• inclosing
• penning
• caging
• hedging
• encaging
• enveloping
• immuring
• corralling
• containing
• bounding
• closeting
• restricting
• limiting
• encompassing
• circumscribing
• ringing
• enlacing
• enframing
• encircling
• encapsulating
• enfolding
• ensheathing
• encysting
• encapsuling
• cocooning
• framing
• armoring
• enwombing
• ensphering