whittled in English

verb

1

carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it.

He volleyed as if he was using his racket to whittle wood, slicing this way and that and caressing the ball into submission.

synonyms: pare, shave, trim, carve, shape, model

verb

pare, shave, trim, carve, shape, model
erode, wear away, eat away, reduce, diminish, undermine, weaken, subvert, compromise, impair, impede, hinder, cripple, disable, enfeeble, sap
reduce, cut down, cut back, prune, trim, slim down, pare down, shrink, decrease, diminish
pare

Use "whittled" in a sentence

1. Our lead was being gradually whittled away.

2. Inflation has steadily whittled away their savings.

3. Inflation has whittled away their savings.

4. He had whittled eight interviewees down to two.

5. The museum is worried that government funding will be whittled away.

6. Meanwhile, Guns N' Roses' classic-lineup was whittled away throughout the decade.

7. He whittled the stick to a sharp point with his hunting knife.

8. Finally, the PEMDAS Musketeers had whittled Puff down to his last fearsome roar.

9. By the time she got back, Spike had whittled his turnip just right.

10. He whittled and listened, gave monosyllabic replies , and when it was asked , terse advice.

11. A small Masai boy, carrying two whittled sticks, joins her and they walk together.

12. Under government ownership, the grazing land was gradually whittled away by privately owned farms. Sentencedict.com

13. The planned 75 % reduction in the permitted catch of hake was whittled down to 41 %.

14. Ever since Donald had taken over the management of the company, Robert's role had been gradually whittled away.

15. A series of new laws has gradually whittled away at the powers of the trade unions in this country.

16. 15 That figure was whittled down,(www.Sentencedict.com) but was still much higher than the Government was prepared to bankroll.

17. The village was, as she had thought, a dump, where time was whittled away in some vintage manner.

18. Grass road verges have almost vanished, whittled away by the volume of traffic and the inexorable weight of tractor wheels.

19. Well, if old Chief Wood'nhead didn't drive you away, you might enjoy this next splintering tale whittled from the same wormwood.

20. 27 Grass road verges have almost vanished, whittled away by the volume of traffic and the inexorable weight of tractor wheels.

21. Having each some shingles of thought well dried, we sat and whittled them, trying our knives, and admiring the clear yellowish grain of the pumpkin pine.

22. KB Home has whittled back its costs by altering the architecture of its homes: open-plan layouts save on interior walls(Sentencedict.com), for instance.