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WHITTLE definition: 1. to make something from a piece of wood by cutting off small, thin pieces: 2. to make something…. Learn more.
1. a. : to pare or cut off chips from the surface of (wood) with a knife. b. : to shape or form by so paring or cutting. 2. : to reduce, remove, or destroy gradually as if by cutting off bits with a knife : pare. whittle down expenses. intransitive verb. 1. : to cut or shape something (such as wood) by or as if by paring it with a knife. 2.
Whittle definition: to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife.. See examples of WHITTLE used in a sentence.
6 meanings: 1. to cut or shave strips or pieces from (wood, a stick, etc), esp with a knife 2. to make or shape by paring or.... Click for more definitions.
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.
To whittle is to pare or carve away. Wood carvers whittle pieces of wood, removing bit by bit until what's left is a sailor with a yellow raincoat or a lone wolf howling at the moon. Whittle can also mean to reduce an amount or number of items.
1. a. To cut small bits or pare shavings from (a piece of wood). b. To fashion or shape in this way: whittle a toy boat. 2. To reduce or eliminate gradually: whittled down the debt by making small payments. v.intr. To cut or shape wood with a knife.
Definition of whittle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to reduce the amount of, as if by whittling; pare down; take away by degrees (usually followed by down, away, etc.): to whittle down the company's overhead; to whittle away one's inheritance.
Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. whittled, whittles, whittling. To cut or pare thin shavings from (wood) with a knife. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To make or fashion (an object) in this manner. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To whittle wood; often, specif., to cut away aimlessly at a stick, etc. Webster's New World.
