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whittling

UK
/ˈwɪt.əl.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈwɪt.əl.ɪŋ/
whittling down

Translations

whittlingnoun
whittlings
pl
The floor was covered with whittling from his work.
Пол был покрыт стружкой от его работы.
He spent the afternoon doing some whittling.
Он провел день, занимаясь резьбой.
Additional translations
струг
обрезка
Synonyms
sculpting
paring
trimming
shaping
carving
whittlinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈwɪtlɪŋ/
US
/ˈwɪtlɪŋ/
whittleverb

whittling

Gerund

whittled
Past Simple
whittled
Past Participle
whittling
Gerund
UK
/ˈwɪt.əl/
US
/ˈwɪt.əl/
He likes to whittle small figures out of wood.
Ему нравится строгать маленькие фигурки из дерева.
She used a knife to whittle the stick into a sharp point.
Она использовала нож, чтобы обтачивать палку до острого конца.
The company had to whittle down its workforce to stay profitable.
Компании пришлось уменьшать численность сотрудников, чтобы оставаться прибыльной.
Additional translations
точить
очищать резцом
Synonyms
shape
trim
carve
chisel
cut down
reduce
pare

Definitions

whittlingnoun
The act or art of carving small pieces from wood, typically using a knife.
His whittling of a fallen branch produced a neat walking stick.
Small shavings or chips of wood produced by whittling.
She swept the whittlings into a dustpan.
whittlinggerund / present participle
Engaged in or characterized by the act of carving wood with a knife; used for the purpose of whittling.
The whittling campers passed the time around the fire.
whittleverb
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.
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