Standard Lemma guide

slimming

adj · name · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: S L IH1 M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Making a person seem or become slimmer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The process of making or becoming slimmer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of slim

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُنَحِّف (munaḥḥif) — making a person seem or becoming slimmer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 顯瘦的 /显瘦的 (xiǎnshòu de) — making a person seem or becoming slimmer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塑身衣的 (sùshēnyī de) — making a person seem or becoming slimmer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 減肥的 /减肥的 (jiǎnféi de) — making a person seem or becoming slimmer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 苗條的 /苗条的 (miáotiao de) — making a person seem or becoming slimmer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 保持身材苗條的 /保持身材苗条的 (bǎochí shēncái miáotiao de) — making a person seem or becoming slimmer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 健美的 (jiànměi de) — making a person seem or becoming slimmer
  • Danish: slankende — making a person seem or becoming slimmer
  • Finnish: laihduttava — making a person seem or becoming slimmer
  • Portuguese: emagrecedor — making a person seem or becoming slimmer
  • Turkish: inceltici — making a person seem or becoming slimmer
  • Turkish: inceleştirici — making a person seem or becoming slimmer
  • Turkish: sıkılaştırıcı — making a person seem or becoming slimmer
  • Turkish: zayıflatıcı — making a person seem or becoming slimmer