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whittle

/ˈwɪtn̩/

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verb

whittles; whittled; whittling

[+ obj] :to cut or shape (a piece of wood) by cutting small pieces from it

He was sitting on the porch, whittling a stick. :to make or shape (something) from a piece of wood by cutting small pieces from it

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

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

We whittled the list down to four people.