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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For those staying put, drains in your driveway are a good option, and trimming back trees can keep branches from swinging wildly or falling on your house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
U.K. 30-year gilt yields last traded at 5.813%, trimming their earlier rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
So you might start out retirement with 50% in stocks and 50% in fixed income, and then slowly increase your fixed-income portion while trimming equity exposure.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Carrying that much stock is expensive, so the company is trimming costs where it can.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
A gardener was always trimming bushes, watering plants in the greenhouse.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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
We try to use as much of the ingredient as possible—repurposing trimmings into stocks or using leftovers creatively.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2025
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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