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
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
our football team suffered a pretty severe trimming
Recent Examples on the Web Its efforts include a massive expansion of tree-trimming to protect power lines, plans to bury hundreds of miles of transmission and distribution lines underground and quick power shutoffs on the most dangerous hot and windy days. 
Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 The 2022 tree program budget for tree and stump removal, tree trimming and tree planting is rounded up to nearly $368,000. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 In the Manhattan kitchen of event designer Bronson van Wyck, deep green walls are accented by white trimming and backsplashes. Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, 6 May 2022 Species from these places often have thick or leathery leaves, aromatic resins, and slower growth, which translates to fewer pests, less watering, and little to no trimming. Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2022 The same is true for tree trimming, which requires a license in Waterloo but not state-wide. Haley Holik, Fortune, 28 July 2022 If your dog has fur that falls into the eyes, ears or over their paws, a regular trimming might be in your dog’s routine as well. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022 Plus, routine trimming will prevent breakage or any splitting of the nail. ELLE, 1 July 2022 There’s a retractable thread cutter for easy trimming when finished. Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 22 May 2022 See More
Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 The 2022 tree program budget for tree and stump removal, tree trimming and tree planting is rounded up to nearly $368,000. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 In the Manhattan kitchen of event designer Bronson van Wyck, deep green walls are accented by white trimming and backsplashes. Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, 6 May 2022 Species from these places often have thick or leathery leaves, aromatic resins, and slower growth, which translates to fewer pests, less watering, and little to no trimming. Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2022 The same is true for tree trimming, which requires a license in Waterloo but not state-wide. Haley Holik, Fortune, 28 July 2022 If your dog has fur that falls into the eyes, ears or over their paws, a regular trimming might be in your dog’s routine as well. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022 Plus, routine trimming will prevent breakage or any splitting of the nail. ELLE, 1 July 2022 There’s a retractable thread cutter for easy trimming when finished. Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 22 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Kids Definition
trimming
noun
trim·ming
ˈtri-miŋ
: something that ornaments, seasons, or completes
roast turkey with all the trimmings
trimming 1 of 2
noun
as in beating
failure to win a contest our football team suffered a pretty severe trimming Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- beating
- loss
- defeat
- whipping
- licking
- setback
- plastering
- overthrow
- rout
- trouncing
- drubbing
- shellacking
- failure
- lump
- collapse
- upset
- flop
- shutout
- nonsuccess
- washout
- fiasco
- debacle
- lurch
- whitewash
- fizzle
- débâcle
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- success
- victory
- triumph
- win
- sweep
- accomplishment
- achievement
- blowout
- runaway
- landslide
- romp
- cakewalk
- walkaway
- walkover
trimming
2 of 2verb
1
as in mastering
to achieve a victory over a speed skater who consistently trimmed all his competition Synonyms & Similar Words
- mastering
- defeating
- overcoming
- getting
- beating
- taking
- dispatching
- stopping
- conquering
- licking
- subduing
- finishing
- surmounting
- upending
- succeeding
- burying
- overmatching
- sweeping
- overbearing
- slaughtering
- getting around
- flattening
- capping
- doing down
- crushing
- whipping
- besting
- routing
- scoring
- waxing
- exceeding
- skinning
- worsting
- topping
- triumphing (over)
- knocking for a loop
- clobbering
- annihilating
- getting the better of
- prevailing (over)
- surpassing
- skunking
- thrashing
- overwhelming
- upsetting
- creaming
- flourishing
- winning (against)
- breaking
- blowing out
- smoking
- pipping
- excelling
- subjugating
- bombing
- overthrowing
- vanquishing
- blowing away
- trouncing
- overpowering
- walloping
- excelling
- knocking over
- unseating
- outdoing
- transcending
- shellacking
- bettering
- drubbing
- knocking off
- outshining
- eclipsing
- nosing out
- outstripping
- snowing under
- outdistancing
- edging (out)
- overtopping
- outfighting
- acing (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- losing (to)
- falling
- folding
- collapsing
- flopping
- failing
- washing out
- flunking
- going under
- going down
- giving up
2
as in whipping
to defeat by a large margin they trimmed our team by 40 points Synonyms & Similar Words
- whipping
- burying
- flattening
- dusting
- routing
- overcoming
- pasting
- waxing
- mastering
- skinning
- topping
- throwing
- bombing
- smothering
- clobbering
- annihilating
- beating
- thrashing
- creaming
- taking
- capping
- sweeping
- upsetting
- smoking
- dispatching
- destroying
- exceeding
- whapping
- blowing away
- finishing
- conquering
- tromping
- scoring
- trouncing
- walloping
- licking
- whomping
- whopping
- crushing
- succeeding
- eating alive
- shellacking
- surpassing
- drubbing
- slaughtering
- overwhelming
- subduing
- snowing under
- running rings around
- beating the pants off
- running circles around
- whupping
- wiping the ground with
- subjugating
- surmounting
- skunking
- vanquishing
- overthrowing
- wiping the floor with
- overmatching
- upending
- overpowering
- overbearing
- knocking over
- outdoing
- bettering
- knocking off
- transcending
- flourishing
- outshining
- breaking
- eclipsing
- outstripping
- excelling
- outdistancing
- pipping
- hurdling
- besting
- overtopping
- sinking
- worsting
- triumphing (over)
- outfighting
- prevailing (over)
- doing in
- nosing out
- winning (against)
- acing (out)
- edging (out)
3
as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument trimmed her bangs Synonyms & Similar Words
- shaving
- cutting
- clipping
- pruning
- mowing
- snipping
- paring
- cropping
- shearing
- bobbing
- docking
- nipping
- cutting back
- polling
- whittling
- manicuring
- lopping (off)
- skiving
- shortening
- pinching
- curtailing
- stumping
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lengthening
- extending
- elongating
4
as in decorating
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming trim a tree for Christmas Synonyms & Similar Words
- decorating
- adorning
- draping
- ornamenting
- dressing
- embellishing
- garnishing
- beautifying
- painting
- decking
- embossing
- festooning
- enriching
- doing
- arraying
- gussying up
- bedecking
- bedizening
- blazoning
- gracing
- fancifying
- caparisoning
- trapping
- frilling
- emblazing
- embroidering
- doing up
- dolling up
- accessorizing
- braiding
- filleting
- brightening
- freshening
- hanging
- ribboning
- fancying up
- chasing
- jeweling
- glitzing (up)
- appliquéing
- smartening
- fringing
- feathering
- garlanding
- swagging
- prettying (up)
- flouncing
- redoing
- figuring
- gilding
- dressing up
- bossing
- lacing
- wreathing
- jewelling
- filigreeing
- redecorating
- tricking (out)
- diamonding
- sprucing (up)
- impearling
- pearling
- furbelowing
- gemming
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- stripping
- streamlining
- spoiling
- disfiguring
- simplifying
- marring
- dismantling
- scarring
- displaying
- defacing
- denuding
- exposing
- revealing
- blemishing
- uncovering
- baring
- divesting
- uglifying
5
as in organizing
to make neat trimmed the shrubbery in order to enhance the house's curb appeal Synonyms & Similar Words
- organizing
- arranging
- neatening
- disposing
- classifying
- ordering
- systematizing
- codifying
- sprucing (up)
- redding (up or out)
- arraying
- picking up
- straightening (up or out)
- marshaling
- tidying (up)
- ranging
- drawing up
- marshalling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- shuffling
- mussing
- tumbling
- disrupting
- scrambling
- mixing (up)
- muddling
- tousling
- disarranging
- upsetting
- rumpling
- disorganizing
- disturbing
- disordering
- messing (up)
- jumbling
- discomposing
- disarraying
- disheveling
- dishevelling