trimming

trimming is a 8-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Trim. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Trim
2. a. from Trim, v.
3. noun. The act of one who trims.
4. noun. That which serves to trim, make right or fitting, adjust, ornament, or the like; especially, the necessary or the ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence, sometimes, the concomitants of a dish; a relish; -- usually in the pluraltrimmings. --.
5. noun. The act of reprimanding or chastisting; as, to give a boy a trimming.
6. noun. the act of adding decoration

   "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"

7. noun. cutting down to the desired size or shape

   Synonyms: clipping, trim

8. noun. a decoration or adornment on a garment

   "the trimming on a hat"

   "the trim on a shirt"

   Synonyms: passementerie, trim

Synonyms

clipping, trim, passementerie

Common word forms

trimmings, trimmingly

Words from these letters

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