Definition
Cutting away small amounts from something to make it neater or the right size, like trimming hair or decorating with ribbons.
Etymology
From Old English 'trymian' meaning to strengthen or arrange. Evolved to mean to cut or arrange neatly, with multiple related Germanic roots.
Kelly Says
Trimming appears in completely different contexts—decorative trimming on clothes is the opposite of trimming fat from meat—but both came from the same root meaning 'to arrange properly,' showing how one idea can branch into opposite applications.
Translations
CSČeština
střihnout
st-re-h-nout
ELΕλληνικά
κοντεύω
kon-te-vo
ESEspañol
acortar
a-kor-tar
FAفارسی
کوتاه کردن
koo-ta-h ke-dar-an
FISuomi
lyhentää
ly-hen-ta-a
GUGU
છેડાવવું
che-da-av-vu
HAHA
an-kwashe
an-kwas-he
HEעברית
להתקצר
le-hi-ta-k-tser
IDBahasa Indonesia
memotong
me-mo-tong
ITItaliano
tagliare
ta-lya-reh
JA日本語
切り揃える
kiri-so-ro-eru
MSBahasa Melayu
memotong
me-mo-tong
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng-ht
NLNederlands
knippen
knip-pen
PTPortuguês
aparar
a-par-ar
RUРусский
подстригать
pod-strie-gat
SWKiswahili
kukata
koo-ka-ta
TAதமிழ்
குறைக்க
ku-rai-kka
TEతెలుగు
తాళ్ళు
taa-ll-oo
TLTL
pinukulan
pi-noo-koo-lan
UKУкраїнська
стригти
st-rih-tyi