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whittling

/ˈwɪt.əl.ɪŋ/

whittling down

whittlingnoun

whittlings

Translations

стружка

The floor was covered with whittling from his work.

Пол был покрыт стружкой от его работы.

резьба

He spent the afternoon doing some whittling.

Он провел день, занимаясь резьбой.

Additional translations

струг

обрезка

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

whittlinggerund / present participle

/ˈwɪtlɪŋ/

Definitions

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

whittling

Gerund

whittled

Past Simple

whittled

Past Participle

whittling

Gerund

/ˈwɪt.əl/

Translations

строгать

He likes to whittle small figures out of wood.

Ему нравится строгать маленькие фигурки из дерева.

обтачивать

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

Она использовала нож, чтобы обтачивать палку до острого конца.

уменьшать

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

Компании пришлось уменьшать численность сотрудников, чтобы оставаться прибыльной.

Additional translations

точить

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

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.