whittle
/ˈwɪtəl/ verb C2- To cut or shape wood with a knife.
- To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
- To make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
He/she/it whittles · Past whittled · Past participle whittled · -ing form whittling
Verb forms
- Base form
- whittle
- He/she/it
- whittles
- Past
- whittled
- Past participle
- whittled
- -ing form
- whittling
From the library
I went with Musgrave to his study and whittled myself this peg, to which I tied this long string with a knot at each yard.
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