American English pronunciation
How to pronounce whittled
IPA transcription: ['wɪtəld]
Pronunciation variants: ['wɪtəld][h'wɪtəld]
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Verb
-
cut small bits or pare shavings from
“whittle a piece of wood”
Usage examples
- Fourteen designs were studied, but whittled down to eight formal proposals.
- He hand-whittled another clip from a small sheet of Plexiglas.