She kissed someone's hem.

She reached out and touched the hem of his coat.

She kisses her mother's hem before leaving the house.

She was touching someone's hem gently.

She was kissing someone's hem as a sign of respect.

He often hems and haws before making a decision.

She hemmed and hawed before making a decision.

She was hemming and hawing before making a decision.

She was hemming and hahing about whether to accept the job offer.

She knelt down to kiss the hem of his garment.