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whittle

გამოთქმა: /ˈwɪt(ə)l/

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Universal
  • 1carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it: he was sitting at the tent door, whittling a piece of wood with a knife
  • carve (an object) from wood: a set of chess pieces he had whittled himself
  • 2 (whittle something away/down) reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps:the shortlist of fifteen was whittled down to five

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