Whittling example sentences

whit·tle

verb

whittling (present participle)

  - carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it.

  - carve (an object) from wood by repeatedly cutting small slices from it.

  - reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps:

Synonyms

pare, shave, peel, cut, hew, trim, carve, shape, model, erode, consume, reduce, diminish, undermine, weaken, threaten, sabotage, subvert, compromise, destroy, impair, mar, spoil, ruin, impede, hinder, damage, hurt, injure, cripple, disable, enfeeble, emasculate, sap, shake, break, crush, cut, prune, trim, shrink, lessen, decrease, increase, augment

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