trim
verb (used with object)
to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc..
trimmed
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past participleof trim.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof trim.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
trimverb (used with object)to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc..
Example Sentences
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The German defense group trimmed its sales guidance for the year this month after the German government cancelled a major frigate order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Bill Hays—taut, with a neatly trimmed gray horseshoe hairline—sat behind the counter and immediately clocked me as a journalist, not some casual shopper.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
I trimmed my bangs after a six-week deliberation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Russia's central bank recently trimmed its annual GDP forecast to flat to 1 percent, from an earlier forecast of 0.4-1.3 percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Frankie flexed his fingers, regarding his scabbed knuckles, the slaughterhouse grime caught under his neatly trimmed nails.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
