trim
verb (used with object)
to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc..
am trimming
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present progressiveof trim (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I am trimming the ship for landing, and we shall leave it immediately after we have landed, taking with us only what we absolutely need.
From The Lani People by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone
"A jacket which I am trimming for my daughter."
From Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man by Gustave Flaubert
