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TOEFL BNC: 18676 COCA: 15062

whittle

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
whittle /ˈwɪtl̟/ verb
whittles; whittled; whittling
whittle
/ˈwɪtl̟/
verb
whittles; whittled; whittling
Learner's definition of WHITTLE
[+ object]
: to cut or shape (a piece of wood) by cutting small pieces from it切;削(木头)
: to make or shape (something) from a piece of wood by cutting small pieces from it(用木头)削成,削制

whittle away

[phrasal verb]
whittle (something) away or whittle away (something)
: to reduce or get rid of (something) slowly慢慢减少;逐渐摆脱

whittle down

[phrasal verb]
whittle (something) down or whittle down (something)
: to gradually make (something) smaller by removing parts逐渐减少
TOEFL BNC: 18676 COCA: 15062

whittle

1 of 2

noun

whit·​tle ˈ(h)wi-tᵊl How to pronounce whittle (audio)
archaic
: a large knife

whittle

2 of 2

verb

whittled; whittling
ˈ(h)wit-liŋ,
ˈ(h)wi-tᵊl-iŋ How to pronounce whittle (audio)

transitive verb

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
: to wear oneself or another out with fretting
whittler
ˈ(h)wit-lər
ˈ(h)wi-tᵊl-ər How to pronounce whittle (audio)
noun

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TOEFL BNC: 18676 COCA: 15062

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