| Front | whittle |
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| Back | whit‧tle /ˈwɪtl/ verb 1 (also whittle down) [transitive] to gradually make something smaller by taking parts away: We need to whittle down the list of guests for the party. 2[intransitive and transitive] to cut a piece of wood into a particular shape by cutting off small pieces with a knife → carve whittle away phrasal verb to gradually reduce the amount or effectiveness of something, especially something that you think should not be reduced whittle something ↔ away The museum is worried that government funding will be whittled away. whittle away at Congress is whittling away at our freedom of speech. |
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