trimming
Americannoun
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trimmings
plural
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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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Origin of trimming
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Mohammed Ashim has been cutting hair and trimming beards for four years in Bengaluru.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Infosys drops after trimming its guidance and reporting a decline in earnings per share.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Daiwa upgrades the stock to buy from hold while trimming its target price to 120,000 won from 130,000 won.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
In May 2024, Carrey lowered the price again to $21.9 million before trimming it to $19.75 million that September.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
She was talking with a big man whose bushy brown beard needed a good trimming.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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
So far, so logistical – but the key challenge for royal organisers has been finding a way of ensuring Trump feels he has been given a full state visit with all the trimmings.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
Row upon row of elaborate trimmings are composed of interlocking streams of fluid silver, their chain-like pattern more visually felt than precisely illustrated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
Mrs. Brisbane popped her head out the door and said it wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without turkey and all the trimmings.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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