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trimmin'

trimmin' is the pronunciation spelling of trimming.

Meaning of trimming

Noun

trimming (countable and uncountable, plural trimmings)

  1. (uncountable) The act or process of someone who trims.
  2. (countable) An instance of that act or process.
    • I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges.
  3. (countable) Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
    • He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table.
  4. (historical) An ornamental accessory to a dress or other piece of clothing.
    • “You must know I commissioned a particular friend of mine, Miss Moffat, to buy me a trimming when she went to Paris […].”1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, I.i.5
  5. An accessory or accompaniment.
    • Christmas dinner with all the trimmings
  6. (colloquial, dated) A reprimand or chastising.
    • to give a boy a trimming

Questions about trimmin'

What is trimmin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Trimmin' is the pronunciation spelling of trimming.

Words near trimmin' in the dictionary

  1. trimmers
  2. trimmest
  3. trimmeth
  4. trimmigrant
  5. trimmigrants
  6. trimmin'
  7. trimming
  8. trimming down to size
  9. trimming one's sails
  10. trimming up
  11. trimmingly

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