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Lessening vs Trimming - What's the difference?

lessening | trimming |

As verbs the difference between lessening and trimming

is that lessening is while trimming is .

As nouns the difference between lessening and trimming

is that lessening is a growing lesser; reduction or decrease while trimming is the act of someone who trims.

lessening

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A growing lesser; reduction or decrease.

    • trimming

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of someone who trims.
    • I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges.
  • Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
  • :He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table.
  • An accompaniment to a meal.
  • :Christmas dinner with all the trimmings
  • (colloquial, dated) A reprimand or chastisting.
    • to give a boy a trimming

    Verb

    (head)
  • :I am helping my elderly neighbour by trimming his hedge.