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- Dictionarywhittle/ˈwɪtl/
verb
- 1. carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it: "he was sitting at the tent door, whittling a piece of wood with a knife" Similar
- 2. reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps: "the shortlist of fifteen was whittled down to five" Similar Opposite
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Whittle means to make something from a piece of wood by cutting off small, thin pieces, or to form something from wood by slicing pieces off it. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, idioms and phrases, and see translations in other languages.
- English (US)
to slice thin pieces from a piece of wood, or to form...
- Znaczenie Whittle, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
whittle definicja: 1. to make something from a piece of wood...
- Whittle: Indonesian Translation
whittle translate: meraut. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Whittle: Malay Translation
whittle - translate into Malay with the English-Malay...
- Traditional
WHITTLE translate: （用木頭）削製，削成. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Whittle: Portuguese Translation
whittle translate: talhar, aparar. Learn more in the...
- Whittle: German Translation
whittle - translate into German with the English-German...
- Whittle: Thai Translation
whittle translate: เหลา. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
The meaning of WHITTLE is to pare or cut off chips from the surface of (wood) with a knife. How to use whittle in a sentence.
Whittle can be a verb meaning to cut or shape wood with a knife, or a noun meaning a large knife. It can also be the name of an English engineer and inventor of the jet engine.
Whittle means to carve something with a knife, or to reduce something gradually. It can also be a noun for a large knife or a verb for worrying. Learn more about its origin, usage and related words.
Whittle means to make something from a piece of wood by cutting off small, thin pieces, or to reduce something gradually. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and find translations in other languages.
To whittle is to pare or carve away. Wood carvers whittle pieces of wood, removing bit by bit until what's left is a sailor with a yellow raincoat or a lone wolf howling at the moon. Whittle can also mean to reduce an amount or number of items.
Definition of whittle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
