Sculpture (Verb)
Meaning 1
Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The artist spent hours sculpting the delicate features of the wooden figurine.
- She is sculpting a life-size replica of her favorite animal from a massive block of stone.
- With chisel in hand, the woodworker began to sculpt the intricate patterns on the doorframe.
- He carefully sculpted the fragile branches of the sapling into an elegant bonsai tree.
- As a child, she loved to sculpt the moist sand on the beach into elaborate castles.
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Meaning 2
Create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.