whittling
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Synonyms: whistling, whitling, whitting, whirling, whiffling, shitling, witting, witling, shitting, whimling, writting
Antonyms: whistling, whitling, whitting, whirling, whiffling, shitling, witting, witling, shitting, whimling, writting
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Verb
- {{infl of|en|whittle||ing-form}}
Noun
- {{lb|en|usually|in the plural}} A [[chip]] or [[shaving]] whittled from some larger substance.
- The [[art]] of [[carve|carving]] [[shape]]s out of raw [[wood]] using a [[knife]].
- A process of [[repeatedly]] shaving [[sliver]]s from a piece of wood (non-[[artistic]]).
- {{lb|en|figurative|by extension}} The {{l|en|reducing#Noun}} of something {{l|en|by degrees}}, especially at the expense of some effort.
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