whittling
verb · nounB2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verb- 1.
(form of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of whittle
Danh từ
nounPlural noun:
whittlings
- 1.
(plural normally)(usually in the plural) A chip or shaving whittled from some larger substance.
- 2.
The art of carving shapes out of raw wood using a knife.
- 3.
A process of repeatedly shaving slivers from a piece of wood (non-artistic).
- 4.
(broadly, figuratively)(figurative, by extension) The reducing of something by degrees, especially at the expense of some effort.
a whittling down