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whittling

The English word “whittling” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. 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. The reducing of something by degrees, especially at the expense of some effort.
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