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whittling down

/ˈwɪt.əl.ɪŋ daʊn/

/ˈwɪt̬.əl.ɪŋ daʊn/

Translations

whittle downverb

whittling down

Gerund

whittled down

Past Simple

whittled down

Past Participle

whittling down

Gerund

/ˈwɪt.əl daʊn/

/ˈwɪt̬.əl daʊn/

They had to whittle down the budget for the project.

Им пришлось урезать бюджет проекта.

The company is trying to whittle down its expenses.

Компания пытается уменьшить свои расходы.

We need to whittle down the list of candidates.

Нам нужно сократить список кандидатов.

Additional translations

Synonyms

cut back

pare down

whittle downverb

To reduce something in size, amount, or number by gradual steps.

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