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    whittle
    [ˈwɪt(ə)l]
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    1. carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it.
      "he was sitting at the tent door, whittling a piece of wood with a knife"
      từ đồng nghĩa:
      pare · shave · peel · cut · hew · trim · carve · shape · model
      • carve (an object) from wood.
        "a set of chess pieces he had whittled himself"
    2. (whittle something away/down)
      reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps.
      "the shortlist of fifteen was whittled down to five"
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    GỐC
    mid 16th century: from dialect whittle ‘knife’.
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  3. Whittle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whittle

    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 …

  4. Whittle Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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    whittle. / ( ˈwɪtəl) /. verb. to cut or shave strips or pieces from (wood, a stick, etc), esp with a knife. (tr) to make or shape by paring or shaving. (tr; often foll by away, down, off, etc) to …

  5. Whittle - definition of whittle by The Free Dictionary

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    Define whittle. whittle synonyms, whittle pronunciation, whittle translation, English dictionary definition of whittle. v. whit·tled , whit·tling , whit·tles v. tr. 1. a. To cut small bits or pare shavings from . b. To fashion or shape in this way: whittle a toy boat. 2.

  6. Whittle Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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    See synonyms for whittle on Thesaurus.com. verb (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. to form by …

  7. Whittle Meaning | Best 16 Definitions of Whittle

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    What does whittle mean? To cut small bits or pare shavings from (a piece of wood). (verb)



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