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whittle

/ˈwɪt.əl/

whittleverb

whittled

Past Simple

whittled

Past Participle

whittling

Gerund

/ˈwɪt.əl/

Translations

The company had to whittle down its workforce to stay profitable.

Компании пришлось уменьшать численность сотрудников, чтобы оставаться прибыльной.

She used a knife to whittle the stick into a sharp point.

Она использовала нож, чтобы обтачивать палку до острого конца.

He likes to whittle small figures out of wood.

Ему нравится строгать маленькие фигурки из дерева.

Additional translations

очищать резцом

Definitions

To carve or shape (wood) by cutting small pieces from it.

He spent the afternoon whittling a small figurine from a block of wood.

To reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps.

The committee managed to whittle down the list of candidates to just three.

Synonyms

cut down

whittlenoun

whittles

/ˈwɪt.əl/

/ˈwɪt̬.əl/

Translations

He spent the afternoon working on his whittle.

Он провел день, работая над своей резьбой.

Definitions

(dialect) A knife, especially a large clasp knife or pocketknife used for carving or cutting wood.

He pulled out his old whittle to shave thin curls from the stick.