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Whittle (Verb)

Meaning

Cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • She carefully began to whittle a makeshift point onto her walking stick as she continued down the wilderness trail.
  • The patient elderly man spent hours whittling a delicate wooden bird from a single maple branch.
  • As a child, he loved to sit by the fireplace and whittle wooden toys for his siblings.
  • With a rusted pocket knife, she began to whittle the rough edge off a piece of driftwood she had found on the beach.
  • After finding a suitable piece of wood, he spent the afternoon whittling a small figurine of his favorite animal.

Synonyms

  • Pare

Related Words

  • Whittler (noun)
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