whittle
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
whittles;
whittled;
whittling
whittles;
whittled;
whittling
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHITTLE
[+ object]
:
to cut or shape (a piece of wood) by cutting small pieces from it
:
to make or shape (something) from a piece of wood by cutting small pieces from it
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He was sitting on the porch, whittling a stick.
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She whittled a walking stick from a maple tree branch.
whittle away
[phrasal verb]
whittle (something) away
or
whittle away (something)
:
to reduce or get rid of (something) slowly
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I'm still trying to whittle away a few more pounds.
whittle down
[phrasal verb]
whittle (something) down
or
whittle down (something)
:
to gradually make (something) smaller by removing parts
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We whittled the list down to four people.
