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  • present participle of trim.
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trimming

[trim-ing] / ˈtrɪm ɪŋ /






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Trimming Apple violated a bit of investing wisdom: Sell your losers and let winners run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Trimming should be done every year to improve productivity.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

The company, which goes by both Adam’s Tree Service and Adam’s Tree Removal and Trimming, is run by Adam Atiyeh.

From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2023

Trimming it with those little scissors became my first foray into grooming — and into caring.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2022

“No. He does other work that isn’t so noisy. Trimming, fertilizing—that sort of thing. Quiet things that won’t wake the neighborhood.”

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen




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