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Whittling
Meaning
Verb
●
present participle
and
gerund
of whittle
Noun
●
A
chip
or
shaving
whittled
from some
larger
substance.
●
The
art
of
carving
shapes
out of
raw
wood
using a knife.
●
A process of
repeatedly
shaving
slivers
from a
piece
of
wood
(non-artistic).
●
The
reducing
of something
by degrees
, especially
at the expense of
some effort.
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Carving
Chopping
Sawing
Paring
Slicing
Cutting
Chiseling
Chunking
Chiselling
Snipping
Sharpening
Trimming
Widdling
Hammering
Jotting
Plunking
Limbing
Polishing
Grinding
Tearing
Winding
Slowing
Plucking
Peeling
Pulling
Nailing
Bogging
Scything
Pushing
Dumbing
Throwing
Tossing
Scarfing
Toning
Sanding
Filleting
Gulping
Lifting
Sewing
Top
Shutting
Nibbling
Buffing
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