diff --git a/lib/std/mem.zig b/lib/std/mem.zig
index fdd1c05862..b9b5fb1004 100644
--- a/lib/std/mem.zig
+++ b/lib/std/mem.zig
@@ -941,21 +941,21 @@ pub fn allEqual(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, scalar: T) bool {
     return true;
 }
 
-/// Remove values from the beginning of a slice.
+/// Remove a set of values from the beginning of a slice.
 pub fn trimLeft(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, values_to_strip: []const T) []const T {
     var begin: usize = 0;
     while (begin < slice.len and indexOfScalar(T, values_to_strip, slice[begin]) != null) : (begin += 1) {}
     return slice[begin..];
 }
 
-/// Remove values from the end of a slice.
+/// Remove a set of values from the end of a slice.
 pub fn trimRight(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, values_to_strip: []const T) []const T {
     var end: usize = slice.len;
     while (end > 0 and indexOfScalar(T, values_to_strip, slice[end - 1]) != null) : (end -= 1) {}
     return slice[0..end];
 }
 
-/// Remove values from the beginning and end of a slice.
+/// Remove a set of values from the beginning and end of a slice.
 pub fn trim(comptime T: type, slice: []const T, values_to_strip: []const T) []const T {
     var begin: usize = 0;
     var end: usize = slice.len;