slimming
adjective, noun, verb
slimming is spelled S-L-I-M-M-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, slimming means “Making a person seem or become slimmer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in slimming?
| Letters | 8: S-L-I-M-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is slimming?
Slimming appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce slimming?
Slimming has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of slimming
- more slimming comparative
- most slimming superlative
- slimmings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slimming mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Making a person seem or become slimmer.
She bought the jeans without trying them on because the salesperson said they were slimming.
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.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of slim
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Slimming in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense making a person seem or becoming slimmer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | emagrecedor |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.