What does trimming mean?

Definitions for trimming
ˈtrɪm ɪŋtrim·ming

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. trimmingnoun

    the act of adding decoration

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

  2. trimming, trim, passementerienoun

    a decoration or adornment on a garment

    "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"

  3. trim, trimming, clippingnoun

    cutting down to the desired size or shape

Wiktionary

  1. trimmingnoun

    The act of someone who trims.

    I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges.

  2. trimmingnoun

    Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.

  3. trimmingnoun

    A reprimand or chastisting.

    to give a boy a trimming

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Trimmingnoun

    Ornamental appendages to a coat or gown.

    Etymology: from trim.

    Judgment without vivacity of imagination is too heavy, and like a dress without fancy; and the last without the first is too gay, and but all trimming. Samuel Garth, Pref. to Ovid.

ChatGPT

  1. trimming

    Trimming in a general context refers to the process of removing, reducing, or cutting back parts or sections from something, with the intention of improving its appearance, effectiveness, or to make it more suitable for a specific purpose. This term can be applied in various fields such as horticulture, hairdressing, fashion, sailing, printing, video editing, and data processing among others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Trimming

    of Trim

  2. Trimming

    a. from Trim, v

  3. Trimmingnoun

    the act of one who trims

  4. Trimmingnoun

    that which serves to trim, make right or fitting, adjust, ornament, or the like; especially, the necessary or the ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence, sometimes, the concomitants of a dish; a relish; -- usually in the pluraltrimmings. --

  5. Trimmingnoun

    the act of reprimanding or chastisting; as, to give a boy a trimming

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trimming in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trimming in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of trimming in a Sentence

  1. Edward Jones:

    I think the new CEO is going to take the path of trimming costs and buying back stocks and you still won't see a lot of balance sheet expansion in terms of loan growth because they are under that cap.

  2. Aditi Nayar:

    The budget should focus on trimming of unproductive schemes, paring of subsidy expenditure would help free up resources to boost infrastructure spending.

  3. George Ratiu:

    The big question for consumers is whether companies will over-react to the recession concerns and start trimming payrolls, a sharp pullback in hiring could have a direct impact on people's ability to keep spending, especially with today's high inflation.

  4. Yutaka Miura:

    In early trade, domestic buyers seemed to be contributing to trimming the declines, but after the China survey was out, foreign investors' selling accelerated.

  5. Jesse Hurwitz:

    We continue to see a large drag from private inventory investment as trimming headline growth, but with a smaller drag from net trade and more modest equipment investment, the composition of third-quarter GDP is likely to be more balanced.

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