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Meaning of 'trimming' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Trimming
- a. from Trim, v.
2 . Trimming [ n.]
- The act of one who trims.
- That which serves to trim, make right or fitting, adjust, ornament, or the like; especially, the necessary or the ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence, sometimes, the concomitants of a dish; a relish; -- usually in the pluraltrimmings. --.
- The act of reprimanding or chastisting; as, to give a boy a trimming.
3 . Trimming [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Trim

Meaning of 'trimming' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . trimming [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of adding decoration
Example in sentence:
  • the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree
Meaning (2):
- a decoration or adornment on a garment
Example in sentence:
  • the trim on a shirt;
  • the trimming on a hat

Nearby Words:

tri- tri/cia tri/cious triable triableness triacid triacle triacontahedral triaconter triad

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