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trimming
[trim-ing]
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.
trimming
/ ˈٰɪɪŋ /
noun
an extra piece used to decorate or complete
(plural) usual or traditional accompaniments
roast turkey with all the trimmings
(plural) parts that are cut off
dialect(plural) ornaments; decorations
Christmas trimmings
informala reproof, beating, or defeat
Example Sentences
He does a lot more for his clients — trimming plants, fertilizing and weeding too.
A Hyeseong Kim throwing error led to one run in the sixth, trimming the Dodgers’ lead back down to two runs.
Smith and Sirianni compare traditional budgeting to yo-yo dieting: “full of restriction, deprivation, shame and messages about 'cutting', 'trimming', 'counting every tiny penny.'”
Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky, who chairs the committee, said those and many other moves would help the city protect core services, including tree trimming, street resurfacing, street light repair and sanitation teams that address illegal dumping.
He tried tree trimming, but the life of an arborist did not suit him, either.
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