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WHITTLE AWAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does whittle away mean?
• WHITTLE AWAY (verb)
The verb WHITTLE AWAY has 1 sense:
1. cut away in small pieces
Familiarity information: WHITTLE AWAY used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cut away in small pieces
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
wear away; whittle away; whittle down
Hypernyms (to "whittle away" is one way to...):
damage (inflict damage upon)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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