Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slimming

/slˈɪmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: slim-ming
IPA: /slˈɪmɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Making a person seem or become slimmer.

verb

present participle and gerund of slim

noun

The process of making or becoming slimmer.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Example Sentences

"She bought the jeans without trying them on because the salesperson said they were slimming."
"He's trying to lose weight by drinking slimming tea."
"That dress is very slimming on you."
"We have become accustomed to Thatcherite slimmings of the system — massive ward closures punctuated from time to time by the royal opening of an Aids unit for ten patients, but here is something new."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more slimming (comparative) most slimming (superlative) slimmings (plural)

Antonyms

fattening

Rhymes With

swimming trimming skimming brimming dimming

Questions

How do you pronounce slimming?: The recorded pronunciation is /slˈɪmɪŋ/.
What does slimming mean?: Making a person seem or become slimmer.

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