whittle verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of whittle verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to form a piece of wood, etc into a particular shape by cutting small pieces from it whittle A (from B) He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood whittle B (into A) He whittled the piece of wood into a simple toy
Whittled - definition of whittled by The Free Dictionary 1 a To cut small bits or pare shavings from (a piece of wood) b To fashion or shape in this way: whittle a toy boat 2 To reduce or eliminate gradually: whittled down the debt by making small payments
whittled - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc ) by carving off bits with a knife to form by whittling: to whittle a figure to cut off (a bit) take away by degrees (usually fol by down, away, etc ): to whittle down the company's overhead; to whittle away one's inheritance
WHITTLE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com to whittle wood or the like with a knife, as in shaping something or as a mere aimless diversion to spend an afternoon whittling to tire oneself or another by worrying or fussing British Dialect , a knife, especially a large one, as a carving knife or a butcher knife
WHITTLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you whittle something from a piece of wood, you carve it by cutting pieces off the wood with a knife He whittled a new handle for his ax [VERB noun] Chitty sat in his rocking-chair whittling wood [VERB noun]