trimming

[ trim-ing ]

/ ˈtrɪm ɪŋ /

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noun

anything used or serving to decorate or complete: the trimmings of a Christmas tree.

Usually trimmings . an accompaniment or garnish to a main dish: roast turkey with all the trimmings.

trimmings, pieces cut off in trimming, clipping, paring, or pruning.

the act of a person or thing that trims.

Informal. a beating or thrashing.

Informal. a defeat: Our team took quite a trimming.

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Origin of trimming

First recorded in 1510–20; trim + -ing¹

Words nearby trimming

trimetric, trimetric projection, trimetrogon, trimmer, trimmer arch, trimming, trimodal, trimolecular, trim one's sails, trimonthly, trimorph

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How to use trimming in a sentence

Which it is, despite some trimming of the drinks and wine lists and a format switch.
2021 Fall Dining Guide|Tom Sietsema|October 6, 2021|Washington Post
Owner Louis Lassen improvised by giving him a patty of the restaurant’s steak trimmings between two pieces of toast.
Who invented the hamburger? Biting into the messy history of America’s iconic sandwich.|Erik Ofgang|May 28, 2021|Washington Post
I haven’t been so successful, aside from saving some onion and garlic skins and veg trimmings in my freezer for periodic brothmaking.
Cut waste and boost flavor with skin-to-seed recipes that use the whole vegetable|Joe Yonan|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
Ceramic blades tend to stay cooler throughout the trimming process.
The best beard trimmer: Shape your facial hair with ease|Carsen Joenk|January 19, 2021|Popular-Science

Naturally, I have to impress him with my culinary talents, so I cross my fingers and cook a turkey-for-two and some of the trimmings to share in my 9×9 dining room.
Remembrance of Thanksgivings past|Valerie Blake|November 27, 2020|Washington Blade

British Dictionary definitions for trimming

trimming

/ (ˈtrɪmɪŋ) /

noun

an extra piece used to decorate or complete

(plural) usual or traditional accompanimentsroast turkey with all the trimmings

(plural) parts that are cut off

(plural) dialect ornaments; decorationsChristmas trimmings

informal a reproof, beating, or defeat

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