trimming
Americannoun
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anything used or serving to decorate or complete.
the trimmings of a Christmas tree.
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Usually trimmings an accompaniment or garnish to a main dish.
roast turkey with all the trimmings.
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trimmings, pieces cut off in trimming, clipping, paring, or pruning.
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the act of a person or thing that trims.
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Informal. a beating or thrashing.
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Informal. a defeat.
Our team took quite a trimming.
noun
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an extra piece used to decorate or complete
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(plural) usual or traditional accompaniments
roast turkey with all the trimmings
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(plural) parts that are cut off
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dialect (plural) ornaments; decorations
Christmas trimmings
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informal a reproof, beating, or defeat
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It is clear that the squad needs trimming after last season's 10th-place finish, particularly given Chelsea can play a maximum of 51 matches if they reach both domestic cup finals.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
At 14 songs and 62 minutes, the album would have benefited from trimming three or four of the more generic tunes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
That means investors should be in “continuous risk-management” mode right now, trimming away at winners in stocks and rebalancing portfolios back to their longer-term stock and bond targets, Pride said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
But Sockin believes that trimming the balance sheet won’t happen at least until next year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
I imagine myself trimming back all the stray branches of my thoughts, focusing on just this place, just this time.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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
Over the summer, James also bought an Austrian company that makes car trimmings and a sealings specialist in Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
The residents in West Altadena questioned why the street wasn’t lined with “No Parking” signs typically in place during tree trimmings and why they weren’t notified about the work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
He buys the cake trimmings from a German baker who looks most pleased at all his new customers.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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