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whittling
noun(whit-tling)
the act or art of whittling
whittling
noun(whit-tling)
a piece cut away in whittling
whittling
verb(whit-tling)
to pare or cut off chips from the surface of (wood) with a knife
whittling
verb(whit-tling)
to shape or form by so paring or cutting
whittling
verb(whit-tling)
to reduce, remove, or destroy gradually as if by cutting off bits with a knife : pare
whittling
phrasal verb(whit-tling)
to reduce or get rid of (something) slowly
whittling
phrasal verb(whit-tling)
to gradually make (something) smaller by removing parts

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