trimming
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[edit] English
[edit] Noun
trimming (plural trimmings)
- The act of someone who trims.
- I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges.
- Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
- He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table.
- (colloquial, dated) A reprimand or chastisting.
- to give a boy a trimming
[edit] Verb
trimming
- Present participle of trim.
- I am helping my elderly neighbour by trimming his hedge.