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trimming meaning

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    Definition of trimming in English Dictionary

  • NounPLtrimmingsPREtri-SUF-ing
    1. The act of someone who trims.
      1. I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges.
    2. Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
      1. He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table.
    3. An accompaniment to a meal.
      1. Christmas dinner with all the trimmings
    4. (colloquial, dated) A reprimand or chastisting.
      1. to give a boy a trimming
  • Verb
    1. present participle of trim.
      1. I am helping my elderly neighbour by trimming his hedge.
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table.
      • I am helping my elderly neighbour by trimming his hedge.
      • I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Nouns
      • Countable nouns
      • Verbs
        • Verb forms
          • Participles
            • Present participles
      Related Links:
      1. en trimmings
      2. en trimmingly
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of trimming for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "trimming" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
      Definiteness: Level 1
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