slimmingn.

/ˈslɪmɪŋ/

Etymology: < slim v. + -ing suffix¹.

a. The practice of using special means, such as dieting and exercises, to produce slimness of body. Also figurative.

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the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > making > as part of program

slimming1931

slimnastics1967

the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [noun] > saving or economizing

saving1551

moderation1601

savation?1670

Hooverizing1918

belt-tightening1934

slimming1958

1931 J. Galsworthy Maid in Waiting xi. 101 Perhaps the young of today will nevah grow fat. They do slimming—ah-ha!

1932 Woman & Beauty Apr. 79/2 All my clients in need of slimming.

1958 Spectator 7 Feb. 165/1 If such a drastic slimming is to be enforced on agriculture, there is little doubt that [etc.].

1974 Times 17 Apr. 10/5 A medical view of slimming.

1982 Daily Tel. 3 Aug. 13/2 The slimming of prime rates brought investors back in force late in the session.

b. attributive (passing into adj.)

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1932 Times 1 Feb. 9/3 She was a bit exercised about getting too stout and might have been going in for ‘slimming’ exercises as sometimes ladies did.

1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 154/1 The plump wife who went off for a prolonged slimming course.

1979 A. Morice Murder in Outline x. 85 She was taking slimming pills... She was..worried about her weight.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

slimmingadj.

/ˈslɪmɪŋ/

Etymology: < slim v. + -ing suffix².

Producing an appearance of slimness; conducive to slimness.

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the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adjective] > making

weight-reducing1922

slimming1925

slenderizing1927

weight-watching1970

weight-conscious1974

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adjective] > making > giving appearance of

slimming1925

1925 Daily Express 18 Nov. 6/3 The Lord Chamberlain took out the words ‘slimming over the hips’, which is a phrase used every day by fashionable costumiers.

1927 Sunday Times 13 Feb. 4/1 The pipings inserted down the sides give a very slimming effect.

1927 Observer 27 Mar. 8 The slimming line of the Kayser ‘Slipper Heel’ gives your ankles new grace.

1927 Daily Chron. 29 Mar. 15/4 Orange juice with a dash of gin in it..is said to be slimming!

1952 Observer 14 Sept. 8/6 Youthlines ‘1980’. The so-slimming girdle in marvellous American Leno.

1980 Daily Tel. 13 Oct. 19/3 Slimming Nehru jackets, buttoned close to the throat.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	slimming
释义	slimmingn. /ˈslɪmɪŋ/ Etymology: < slim v. + -ing suffix¹. a. The practice of using special means, such as dieting and exercises, to produce slimness of body. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > making > as part of program slimming1931 slimnastics1967 the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [noun] > saving or economizing saving1551 moderation1601 savation?1670 Hooverizing1918 belt-tightening1934 slimming1958 1931 J. Galsworthy Maid in Waiting xi. 101 Perhaps the young of today will nevah grow fat. They do slimming—ah-ha! 1932 Woman & Beauty Apr. 79/2 All my clients in need of slimming. 1958 Spectator 7 Feb. 165/1 If such a drastic slimming is to be enforced on agriculture, there is little doubt that [etc.]. 1974 Times 17 Apr. 10/5 A medical view of slimming. 1982 Daily Tel. 3 Aug. 13/2 The slimming of prime rates brought investors back in force late in the session. b. attributive (passing into adj.) ΚΠ 1932 Times 1 Feb. 9/3 She was a bit exercised about getting too stout and might have been going in for ‘slimming’ exercises as sometimes ladies did. 1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 154/1 The plump wife who went off for a prolonged slimming course. 1979 A. Morice Murder in Outline x. 85 She was taking slimming pills... She was..worried about her weight. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019). slimmingadj. /ˈslɪmɪŋ/ Etymology: < slim v. + -ing suffix². Producing an appearance of slimness; conducive to slimness. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adjective] > making weight-reducing1922 slimming1925 slenderizing1927 weight-watching1970 weight-conscious1974 the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adjective] > making > giving appearance of slimming1925 1925 Daily Express 18 Nov. 6/3 The Lord Chamberlain took out the words ‘slimming over the hips’, which is a phrase used every day by fashionable costumiers. 1927 Sunday Times 13 Feb. 4/1 The pipings inserted down the sides give a very slimming effect. 1927 Observer 27 Mar. 8 The slimming line of the Kayser ‘Slipper Heel’ gives your ankles new grace. 1927 Daily Chron. 29 Mar. 15/4 Orange juice with a dash of gin in it..is said to be slimming! 1952 Observer 14 Sept. 8/6 Youthlines ‘1980’. The so-slimming girdle in marvellous American Leno. 1980 Daily Tel. 13 Oct. 19/3 Slimming Nehru jackets, buttoned close to the throat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1931adj.1925
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