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Trimming
//ˈtɹɪmɪŋ// noun, verb, slang
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Noun
- 1 The act or process of someone who trims. uncountable
"Trimming hedges is easiest when the shears have recently been resharpened."
- 2 the act of adding decoration wordnet
- 3 An instance of that act or process. countable
"I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges."
- 4 cutting down to the desired size or shape wordnet
- 5 Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak. countable
"He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table."
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- 6 a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment wordnet
- 7 An ornamental accessory to a dress or other piece of clothing. countable, historical, uncountable
"“You must know I commissioned a particular friend of mine, Miss Moffat, to buy me a trimming when she went to Paris […].”"
- 8 An accessory or accompaniment. countable, uncountable
"Christmas dinner with all the trimmings"
- 9 A reprimand or chastising. colloquial, countable, dated, uncountable
"to give a boy a trimming"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of trim form-of, gerund, participle, present
"I am helping my elderly neighbour by trimming his hedge."
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