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# trimming

«trimming» in Mova's school dictionary: **cutting a little off something to make it tidy: trimming…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb form (trim, trims, trimmed, trimming); noun (trimming, trimmings)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Trimming means cutting a little off something to make it tidy: trimming a hedge, trimming hair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trimming/#m1)

2) Trimming (noun) is decoration added to the edge of something, like lace or ribbon on a dress. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trimming/#m2)

3) The trimmings are the extra foods served with a main dish, especially at Christmas dinner: turkey with all the trimmings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trimming/#m3)

4) Trimmings are the small bits cut off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trimming/#m4)

5) Trimming can mean reducing something a little: trimming costs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trimming/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday life: a haircut «just a trim», trimming the hedge, trimming your nails. Christmas in the UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ: «roast turkey with all the trimmings» (stuffing, roast potatoes, sprouts, pigs in blankets, gravy). Sewing and crafts: lace trimming. News: trimming a budget.

### examples

- Dad is trimming the hedge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trimming/#x1)
- I need my fringe trimming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trimming/#x2)
- We had turkey with all the trimmings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trimming/#x3)
- The dress had gold trimming on the hem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trimming/#x4)
- Put the grass trimmings in the compost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trimming/#x5)
- The school is trimming its spending this year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trimming/#x6)
- She is trimming the crusts off the sandwiches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trimming/#x7)
- While the old man was busy, cutting and trimming the great blocks of stone, the lad would play among the chips. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trimming/#x8)

### note

Spelling: trim doubles the m: trimmed, trimming. «All the trimmings» is a fixed phrase. «Trimmings» (plural) is the usual form for food extras and cut-off bits.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «trimming» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trimming/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.