shearing vs trimming

shearing

noun
  • The act or operation of dividing with shears. 

  • Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions. 

  • The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal. 

  • The act or operation of reaping. 

  • The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth. 

  • The material cut off in this way. 

  • The process of preparing shear steel; tilting. 

adj
  • Tending to cut or tear. 

trimming

noun
  • The act or process of someone who trims. 

  • An instance of that act or process. 

  • An accessory or accompaniment. 

  • Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak. 

  • An ornamental accessory to a dress or other piece of clothing. 

How often have the words shearing and trimming occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )