trimming

[ trim-ing ]
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noun
  1. anything used or serving to decorate or complete: the trimmings of a Christmas tree.

  2. Usually trimmings . an accompaniment or garnish to a main dish: roast turkey with all the trimmings.

  1. trimmings, pieces cut off in trimming, clipping, paring, or pruning.

  2. the act of a person or thing that trims.

  3. Informal. a beating or thrashing.

  4. Informal. a defeat: Our team took quite a trimming.

Origin of trimming

1
First recorded in 1510–20; trim + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for trimming

trimming

/ (ˈtrɪmɪŋ) /


noun
  1. an extra piece used to decorate or complete

  2. (plural) usual or traditional accompaniments: roast turkey with all the trimmings

  1. (plural) parts that are cut off

  2. (plural) dialect ornaments; decorations: Christmas trimmings

  3. informal a reproof, beating, or defeat

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