trimming

noun

trim·​ming ˈtri-miŋ 

1

a

: an additional garnishing

turkey and all the trimmings

b

: a decorative accessory or additional item

trimmings for a hat

c

: the remnants of something that has been trimmed : clipping

tree/grass/hedge trimmings

2

: defeat, beating

3

: the act of one who trims

Synonyms

• beating
• defeat
• drubbing
• licking
• loss
• lump
• overthrow
• plastering
• rout
• shellacking
• trouncing
• whipping

Examples of trimming in a Sentence

our football team suffered a pretty severe trimming

Recent Examples on the Web

For a monthly fee of $195, residents receive full exterior maintenance, including lawn care, snow removal, edging, weeding, shrub trimming, mulching, tree trimming, sprinkler maintenance, and exterior painting. —Prime Development, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025

Tassels were transformed into boleros and belts, raw trimmings structured into midi skirts, and shoelaces whipstitched into button holes. —Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025

Even after careful trimming, game meat is still going to contain some tendon and fascia, and that tough connective tissue loves to wind itself around the auger inside your grinder. —Wes Siler, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025

With all the interior trimmings evicted and a track-only Borla exhaust fitted, the car becomes a deafening echo chamber when its Coyote is breathing. —Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for trimming

• brimming
• dimming
• miming
• rimming
• skimming
• slimming
• swimming

Kids Definition

trimming

noun

trim·​ming

ˈtrim-iŋ

1

: the action of one that trims

2

: a severe defeat or beating

3

: something that trims, ornaments, or completes

trimmings for a hat

turkey with all the trimmings