them-an onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. it is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm.-an utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.-to make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking.-the edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen raveling.-border; edge; margin.-a border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.-to form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of.-to border; to edge