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Trimming Common

Trimming has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the act of adding decoration

"the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"

2

a decoration or adornment on a garment

"the trimming on a hat"

"the trim on a shirt"

3

cutting down to the desired size or shape

"The gardener spent the afternoon trimming the overgrown hedges until they formed a perfect rectangle."

4

The act or process of someone who trims.

"The team spent the morning trimming the hedges to give the garden a neat appearance."

Verb
1

present participle of trim

"The gardener spent the whole afternoon trimming the overgrown hedges before guests arrived."

Example Sentences
"the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree" noun
"the trimming on a hat" noun
"the trim on a shirt" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
decoration adornment cut
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
braid miniver rickrack pruning
Rhyming Words
ing ging ying sing ling xing ting zing fing hing qing ving ring jing ping king ning oing ding ming
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