untrim
/ʌnˈtɹɪm/
untrim verb: to remove the trimmings or adornments from.
Verb
untrim (third-person singular simple present untrims, present participle untrimming, simple past and past participle untrimmed)
- To remove the trimmings or adornments from.
- She was trimming a very smart straw hat with pink ribbons; trimming and untrimming, for the bows were tied and untied, taken off and put on, and taken off again, with a look of impatience and discontent […]1824-1832, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village
- To restore the original shape of (a surface that has been trimmed).
Forms of untrim
| third-person singular present | untrims |
|---|---|
| present participle | untrimming |
| past participle | untrimmed |
| past | untrimmed |
Origin of untrim
From un- + trim.
Words that rhyme with untrim
Questions about untrim
- What does untrim mean?
- Untrim means to remove the trimmings or adornments from.
- What part of speech is untrim?
- Untrim is a verb.
- How do you pronounce untrim?
- Untrim is pronounced /ʌnˈtɹɪm/.
- What is the past tense of untrim?
- The past tense of untrim is untrimmed.
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