- present participle of trim.
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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Example Sentences
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—The dollar edged higher as it recovers from recent falls driven by a trimming of U.S. interest rate rise expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026
Bond investors, meanwhile, were starting to push back on the rate hike messaging the Warsh-led Fed introduced last week, trimming 1-year inflation swap rates to 2.16%, the lowest since October of 2024.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Some investors may be trimming parts of their “Magnificent Seven” holdings to make room for a newer generation of high-growth AI names, according to Joseph Powers, chief investment officer at RWA Wealth Partners.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
While the logistics of it can be "last-minute", he says, there are some players he knows he will be trimming, including Chelsea captain Reece James.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
A gardener was always trimming bushes, watering plants in the greenhouse.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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