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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Two-year yields fell back to levels last seen in early September, trading below 4.600% as investors trimmed their expectations for a December Federal Reserve rate hike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
TV stars Nick and Vanessa Lachey have trimmed $500,000 off the asking price of their longtime “dream home,” as they prepare to bid farewell to California.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
The trimmed mean and weighted median measures of inflation preferred by the Bank of Canada eased modestly to the slowest in six years, averaging 1.85% annually after remaining unchanged at 1.95% in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
"What am I supposed to make of this? We're going to war," Irinkov told AFP as he trimmed the plants in his garden on a windy day.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
The shop was round, its walls covered in a plethora of weights and pendulums and cogs and gears, all trimmed in buttered brass.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
