"slimming" meaning in English

See slimming in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more slimming [comparative], most slimming [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} slimming (comparative more slimming, superlative most slimming)
  1. Making a person seem or become slimmer. Translations (making a person seem or becoming slimmer): 顯瘦的 (english: making a person seem slimmer) (Chinese Mandarin), 显瘦的 (xiǎnshòu de) (Chinese Mandarin), 塑身衣的 (sùshēnyī de) (note: of slimming clothing) (Chinese Mandarin), 減肥的 (note: of slimming tea, exercises) [usually] (Chinese Mandarin), 减肥的 (jiǎnféi de) (Chinese Mandarin), 苗條的 (Chinese Mandarin), 苗条的 (miáotiao de) (Chinese Mandarin), 保持身材苗條的 (Chinese Mandarin), 保持身材苗条的 (bǎochí shēncái miáotiao de) (Chinese Mandarin), 健美的 (jiànměi de) (Chinese Mandarin), slankende (Danish), laihduttava (Finnish), inceltici (Turkish), inceleştirici (Turkish), sıkılaştırıcı (Turkish), zayıflatıcı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-slimming-en-adj-HfGUqFAl

Noun

Forms: slimmings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} slimming (countable and uncountable, plural slimmings)
  1. The process of making or becoming slimmer. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-slimming-en-noun-3TPbe1Y5

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} slimming
  1. present participle and gerund of slim Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: slim Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-slimming-en-verb-16YtRO-s Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 12 88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 5 88 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 6 85

Inflected forms

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