Meaning of Trimming | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act or process of someone who trims.
   uncountable
2. An instance of that act or process.
   countable
3. Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
   countable
4. An ornamental accessory to a dress or other piece of clothing.
   countable, historical, uncountable
5. An accessory or accompaniment.
   countable, uncountable
6. A reprimand or chastising.
   colloquial, countable, dated, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Trimming hedges is easiest when the shears have recently been resharpened.”

“I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges.”

“He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table.”

““You must know I commissioned a particular friend of mine, Miss Moffat, to buy me a trimming when she went to Paris […].””

“Christmas dinner with all the trimmings”

“to give a boy a trimming”

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