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• present participle of trim.

trimming

American  

[trim-ing] / ˈtrɪm ɪŋ /

noun

• trimmings
  plural

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.

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

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

5. Informal. a beating or thrashing.

6. Informal. a defeat.

   Our team took quite a trimming.

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trimming British  

/ ˈtrɪmɪŋ /

noun

1. an extra piece used to decorate or complete

2. (plural) usual or traditional accompaniments

   roast turkey with all the trimmings

3. (plural) parts that are cut off

4. dialect (plural) ornaments; decorations

   Christmas trimmings

5. informal a reproof, beating, or defeat

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• trimmings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of trimming

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

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Example Sentences

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trimming trimmings

JPM cuts its recommendation on Schneider to neutral from overweight, while trimming its price target to 310 euros from 345 euros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Airlines have resumed trimming schedules through the end of the year, resulting in higher airfares for some destinations and worries about even more expensive tickets over major traveling holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

So you might start out retirement with 50% in stocks and 50% in fixed income, and then slowly increase your fixed-income portion while trimming equity exposure.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Companies including Under Armour and Helen of Troy are trimming product lineups to focus on bestsellers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

It was an old-fashioned-looking object made from black leather with lots of silver trimming, identical to the belt he was wearing.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

And yes, despite your editor’s constant trimmings, you’ll still kick off emphatic sentences with “Yes” more than 50 times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

A typical turkey dinner with all the trimmings will cost about £32.45, according to research done for the BBC - a £1.24 or nearly 4% rise on last year.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025

For income investors with a value bent, those six have the ingredients of a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings.

From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025

We try to use as much of the ingredient as possible—repurposing trimmings into stocks or using leftovers creatively.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2025

We sat down frequently to coq au vin, prime ribs au jus, and cotelette Milanese with all the trimmings.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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