Meaning of lemming in English
(Definition of lemming from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of lemming
lemming
So, like lemmings off the cliff, those who may have been more open-minded and understanding under different circumstances now seem obligated to dig in.
From NJ.com
Male lemmings try to get around this by detecting whether a female has already mated.
From Slate Magazine
It was a fallacious study to which the lemmings of society have subscribed because they have no practice thinking for themselves.
From CNN
These lemmings will mindlessly march to your foe's base, getting picked off by enemy towers along the way.
From VentureBeat
Tying all schools to the same systems, however, puts us at the lemming's plight of short vision and following the mass.
From CNN
We live in distracting times, racing towards the cliff edge like a convoy of excited, pharma-fuelled lemmings.
From Huffington Post
Looking for a pair these days does not entail lemming purchases.
From Huffington Post
Despite living in the arctic, lemmings are active all year round.
From Slate Magazine
Religion is to blame for soo many problems -- along with all the little lemmings that believe in that fictitious book of tales aka bible.
From CNN
That makes us merely followers, just lemmings, he said, with a skewed perception on what's really going on behind the scenes.
From CNET
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