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noun

ˈtri-miŋ How to pronounce trimming (audio)
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as in defeat
failure to win a contest our football team suffered a pretty severe trimming

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verb

present participle of trim
1
as in mastering
to achieve a victory over a speed skater who consistently trimmed all his competition

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2
as in whipping
to defeat by a large margin they trimmed our team by 40 points

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3
as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument trimmed her bangs

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4
as in decorating
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming trim a tree for Christmas

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5
as in organizing
to make neat trimmed the shrubbery in order to enhance the house's curb appeal

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Recent Examples of trimming
Noun
Rollins said her boss's top priority is to shrink food costs for American families, and importing lean trimmings will slash consumer prices by 25%. — Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 22 Aug. 2026 The White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a plan that has yet to be finalized, said the beef in question is lean beef trimmings that are used for ground beef production. — Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
Cincinnati’s Héctor Rodríguez, who already homered in the third, hit a blast into McCovey Cove, trimming San Francisco’s lead to 9-4. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 Luke Murphy, who was in Double-A last month, gave up an RBI single in the eighth inning, trimming the Angels lead to 3-2. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trimming
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trimming
  1. defeat
  2. mastering
  3. whipping
  4. shaving
  5. decorating
  6. organizing
  7. beating
  8. defeating
Noun
  • But that defeat to the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX was the worst pro season for McDuffie until last year.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In 2025 things got more serious for Jair Bolsonaro when he was convicted and sentenced to about 27 years in prison for his role in planning a coup to remain in power after his election defeat.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of defeat
Verb
  • But for a novice, relying on AI before mastering the fundamentals creates a technical debt that leads to a lack of depth.
    — Jason Corso, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But what if the biggest output of mastering AI isn't actually a bigger career advantage, but instead the greatest gift is the time saved.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of mastering
Verb
  • Whisk with ¾ cup whole milk and use in any sweet recipe that doesn’t require whipping.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
  • At the landing zone, with bullets whipping and cracking around them, Capers—barely clinging to consciousness—refused to board the helicopter until every last man, and his dog’s body, was aboard.
    — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • The 23-year-old and his Serbia team-mates won the Davis Cup for the first time in December 2010, and fulfilled a promise by shaving their heads in celebration.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Go bananas with shaving cream Have your kids hop into a dry bathtub with their swimsuit on.
    — Michelle Crouch, Parents, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaving
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  • The Mississippi mom of three started the business after decorating her own daughter’s dorm room at Mississippi State in 2020 and posting photos on Facebook.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • After moving out, everything went into storage, but Nunez’s decorating ambitions didn’t end with freshman year.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of decorating
Verb
  • What was new was someone finally organizing it into something a nurse could use in sixty seconds in the chaos of a delivery room.
    — Stacy L. Hambleton, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This is strong energy for editing, organizing, asking clearly, or naming the next step.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of organizing
Noun
  • The 22-0 beating, was the largest loss in the history of the Yankees’ organization.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Despite meeting or beating estimates, shares dropped as investors remained unimpressed.
    — Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of beating
Verb
  • DeSoto won the Class 6A Division II state championship last season, defeating Southlake Carroll in the state semifinals.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Boise State started the season 1-1, losing 42-21 to Central Michigan before defeating Portland State 33-22 in a pair of nonconference games.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of defeating

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“Trimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trimming. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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