7
clipping(noun, verb, diminishing, subtracting)
7
paring(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
7
trimming(noun, verb, diminishing, subtracting, shearing)
6
cropping(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
5
abbreviating(verb, diminishing)
5
curtailing(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
5
cutting(verb, subtracting)
4
abridging(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
4
reducing(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
3
decreasing(verb, adjective, diminishing, subtracting)
3
docking(verb, adjective, subtracting)
3
dressing
3
lop
3
nipping(verb, diminishing)
3
prune
3
shearing(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
3
truncating(verb, diminishing)
2
bobbing(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
2
contracting(verb, adjective, diminishing)
2
diminishing(verb, diminishing, subtracting)
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