Definition of "slimming" in Englisch

adjective

1. Making a person seem or become slimmer.

   • 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.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of slim

noun

1. The process of making or becoming slimmer.

   • 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.