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Trimming vs Trimmed - What's the difference?

trimming | trimmed |

As verbs the difference between trimming and trimmed

is that trimming is while trimmed is (trim).

As a noun trimming

is the act of someone who trims.

As an adjective trimmed is

that has been trimmed.

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.
  • trimmed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (trim)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that has been trimmed
  • furnished with trimmings
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