How do you pronounce whittle?

whittle is pronounced as /ˈwɪtl/.

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whittle

🔪whittle (wïtl)

verb

/ˈwɪtl/

tailler (tailler)

whitewash who

Signification

to carve or shape something by cutting off small pieces; to gradually reduce

Traduction de la signification

façonner ou sculpter quelque chose en coupant des petits morceaux; réduire progressivement

Phrases d'exemple

He spent the afternoon whittling a piece of wood into a toy.

Il a passé l'après-midi à tailler un morceau de bois en jouet.

Expressions d'exemple

whittle down

réduire progressivement

Synonymes

carve, trim, shave, pare, reduce

Antonymes

enlarge, expand, increase

Collocations

whittle down costs, whittle away resources, whittle a stick

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