"trimming" meaning in All languages combined

See trimming on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹɪmɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trimming.wav [Southern-England] Forms: trimmings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪmɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trimming (countable and uncountable, plural trimmings)
  1. (uncountable) The act or process of someone who trims. Tags: uncountable Translations (to trim): recortadura [feminine] (Spanish), recorte [masculine] (Spanish), ansning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-trimming-en-noun-Y6-iDpbZ Disambiguation of 'to trim': 100 0 0 0 0 0
  2. (countable) An instance of that act or process. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-trimming-en-noun-owrkkCJt
  3. (countable) Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-trimming-en-noun-I1MgMyR4
  4. (historical) An ornamental accessory to a dress or other piece of clothing. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trimming-en-noun-7OegKCZN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Northern Sami translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 2 48 5 29 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 8 7 36 3 28 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 4 3 51 2 33 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 4 3 52 2 32 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Sami translations: 8 8 12 37 14 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 8 6 43 5 30
  5. An accessory or accompaniment. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trimming-en-noun-GBWbJFaT
  6. (colloquial, dated) A reprimand or chastising. Tags: colloquial, countable, dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trimming-en-noun-IDLj4i4O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: baseboard

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹɪmɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trimming.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɪmɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} trimming
  1. present participle and gerund of trim Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: trim Derived forms: trimmingly
    Sense id: en-trimming-en-verb-xJlw1ccN

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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