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noun
A chip or shaving whittled from some larger substance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural-normally
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noun
The art of carving shapes out of raw wood using a knife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A process of repeatedly shaving slivers from a piece of wood (non-artistic).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The reducing of something by degrees, especially at the expense of some effort.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
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verb
present participle and gerund of whittle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
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