Slimming

adj, name, noun, verb

adj, name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of making or becoming slimmer. countable, uncountable

    "We have become accustomed to Thatcherite slimmings of the system — massive ward closures punctuated from time to time by the royal opening of an Aids unit for ten patients, but here is something new."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of slim form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Making a person seem or become slimmer.

    "She bought the jeans without trying them on because the salesperson said they were slimming."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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reducing

Example

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"She has tried various methods of slimming down."

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