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trimming en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtɹɪmɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The act or process of someone who trims.
  2. (countable) An instance of that act or process.
    • I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges.
  3. (countable) Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
    • He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table.
  4. (countable, historical, uncountable) An ornamental accessory to a dress or other piece of clothing.
    • “You must know I commissioned a particular friend of mine, Miss Moffat, to buy me a trimming when she went to Paris […].” 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, I.i.5:
  5. (countable, uncountable) An accessory or accompaniment.
    • Christmas dinner with all the trimmings
  6. (colloquial, countable, dated, uncountable) A reprimand or chastising.
    • to give a boy a trimming

Forms

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Relateds

baseboard

Translations (3)

es recortadura (to trim) · es recorte (to trim) · se ansning (to trim)

trimming en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtɹɪmɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of trim
    form of trim
    • I am helping my elderly neighbour by trimming his hedge.

Deriveds

trimmingly