- verbwhittle (verb) · whittles (third person present) · whittled (past tense) · whittled (past participle) · 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.
- (whittle something away/down)reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps:"the short list of fifteen was whittled down to five" · "the censors had whittled away at the racy dialogue"
Originmid 16th century: from dialect whittle ‘knife’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb
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- Whittle means to slice thin pieces from a piece of wood, or to form something from wood by slicing pieces off it12345. It is a verb that can be used both transitively and intransitively12345. Whittling is the act of cutting, trimming, or shaping a stick, piece of wood, etc. by carving off bits with a knife2. The word is also used metaphorically to mean "to reduce little by little"5.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.
whittle. verb [ I/T ] us. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. / ˈhwɪt̬· ə l, ˈwɪt̬- /. to slice thin pieces from a piece of wood, or to form something from wood by slicing pieces off it: [ I ] He likes to whittle.
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/whittleverb (used with object), whit·tled, whit·tling. to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife.www.dictionary.com/browse/whittlewhit·tle (wĭt′l, hwĭt′l) v. whit·tled, whit·tling, whit·tles v.tr. 1. a. To cut small bits or pare shavings from (a piece of wood).www.thefreedictionary.com/whittlewhittle verb [ T ] us / ˈwɪt̬. ə l / uk / ˈwɪt. ə l / Add to word list to make something from a piece of wood by cutting off small, thin pieces:dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/whittleKids Definition of whittle. 1 : to cut or shave off chips from wood : shape by cutting or shaving off chips from wood. 2 : to reduce little by little They are trying to whittle down their spending. Comments on whittle.
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