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whittle
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▼
▲
Verb
To cut away at something
To form or shape something by cutting
To gradually reduce in size, amount, or extent
To diminish in strength or potency
Noun
A quick, light touch with the hand
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▲
Verb
▲
To cut away at something
carve
cut
pare
chip
hew
peel
trim
shave
shear
slash
hack
sliver
slice
incise
skin
scrape
strip
sunder
cleave
dissever
dissect
decorticate
plane
fragment
chisel
crumble
crack
break
splinter
flake
split
gash
hackle
chop
snip
clip
spall
blemish
break off
crack off
cut off
cut away
excoriate
flay
abrade
peel off
scratch
scuff
graze
husk
remove
shuck
hull
chafe
scale
rub
bark
thin
excorticate
trim off
strip off
shave off
take off
rub raw
clear
clean
grind
grate
scrub
rasp
scour
score
lacerate
raze
file
etch
gall
triturate
sand
wound
sandpaper
sever
shred
cut up
shell
desquamate
uncover
crop
prune
unwrap
unpeel
delaminate
dock
bob
pull off
lop
nip
tear off
take the skin off
take the rind off
poll
skive
scalp
lop off
clip off
knock off
pare off
more ❯
“To shape the arrows, you first need to
whittle
the wood so that it is smooth around its circumference.”
Verb
▲
To form or shape something by cutting
shape
form
model
sculpt
mould
UK
mold
US
fashion
sculpture
carve
cast
forge
frame
chisel
cut
hew
make
fabricate
create
chip
pattern
fit
construct
style
assemble
build
work
knead
hammer
manipulate
design
ply
engrave
manufacture
score
etch
inscribe
incise
thumb
finger
erect
devise
configure
die-cast
put together
knock together
turn out
adapt
adjust
strike
stroke
prune
block
condition
tailor
rough-hew
pat
roughhew
smooth
crystallise
UK
trim
edit
suit
crystallize
US
mint
accommodate
doctor
conform
throw together
block out
bring together
produce
contrive
compose
develop
craft
set up
invent
originate
concoct
engineer
formulate
make up
conceive
prepare
confect
organize
US
establish
plan
put up
bring about
generate
cook up
organise
UK
hatch
found
piece
draw up
author
knock off
execute
draft
US
raise
initiate
think up
dream up
render
draught
UK
arrange
process
constitute
come up with
affect
institute
piece together
coin
throw up
effect
build up
fit together
rear
instigate
prefabricate
issue
actualize
work out
set
lay out
knock out
sketch
bring into being
draw
synthesize
US
hammer out
outline
launch
introduce
knock up
plot
project
whip up
determine
complete
excogitate
prefab
structure
choreograph
commence
ready
synthesise
UK
brew
mass-produce
begin
do
influence
churn out
catalyze
US
innovate
catalyse
UK
effectuate
guide
cobble up
drum up
fudge together
beat
brainstorm
bring into existence
scheme
spawn
vamp
start
write
join
inaugurate
discover
compile
fix
orchestrate
sketch out
compound
conceive of
map out
purpose
give rise to
transform
trump up
vamp up
bring to pass
rig
pioneer
pound
convert
stamp
direct
malleate
control
steer
lead
dress
mastermind
procure
modify
sculp
remodel
turn
grow
gear
trace
decorate
equip
yield
mix
beget
achieve
calculate
budget
accomplish
perfect
lay
reconstruct
blueprint
become
elevate
tool
spearhead
father
chart
beat into shape
envision
make ready
carve out
enact
beat out
rough out
fix up
provide
get ready
work up
evolve
strategize about
scheme out
superstruct
run up
carry out
bring on
machinate
install
US
realize
US
throw
cobble together
secure
germinate
set down
set in motion
engender
instal
UK
materialize
US
realise
UK
materialise
UK
jerry-build
put in motion
bang out
put in place
sway
arrange for
paint
cultivate
propagate
jockey
harvest
define
revolutionize
US
bring out
finish
consummate
ornament
edify
carpenter
imagine
derive
delineate
embark on
implement
usher in
connect
chase
embellish
adumbrate
exercise
thrash out
kick off
modernize
US
come out with
fix in position
comp
strategize
comprise
diagram
sew
weld
patch together
whip out
rustle up
eke out
rig up
fix together
put out
industrialize
US
industrialise
UK
skeleton
rough
advance
modernise
UK
revolutionise
UK
induct
start out
ring in
start up
conjure up
regulate
handle
release
mill
machine
cobble
supply
spit out
bear
fangle
bring
translate into
furnish
outfit
prep
accoutre
join up
decide
patch up
crank out
groom
endow
appoint
anticipate
sew up
grind out
pump out
trot out
toss off
intend
premeditate
slate
aim
contemplate
get up
settle on
fit out
change
detail
represent
map
forecast
conspire
jack up
make provision
smooth the way
put in order
fill in
squeeze
blend
labor
US
labour
UK
tend
order
plan out
fabulize
improvise
improv
lay on
plan for
make arrangements for
schedule
put on
have
pencil in
coordinate
make preparations for
prepare for
think ahead
fictionalize
US
wing it
play it by ear
fake it
ad-lib
fictionalise
UK
storify
swing
alter
quarterback
meditate
think out
intrigue
chalk out
ad lib
make fitting
care for
work on
bargain for
set out
line up
figure on
figure out
fix to
rough in
lay in provisions
reckon on
make arrangements
rebuild
refashion
remake
mutate
categorise
UK
propose
purport
fulfill
US
metamorphose
cause to happen
imitate
copy
emulate
follow
fulfil
UK
transpose
transmute
restyle
refit
transfigure
mean
bring to fruition
make happen
bring off
make a reality
carry through
categorize
US
destine
vary
translate
orient
make over
whomp up
hash out
more ❯
“You can
whittle
away at the round peg until it fits in the square hole.”
Verb
▲
To gradually reduce in size, amount, or extent
reduce
lessen
cut
decrease
shrink
trim
diminish
prune
cut back
cut down
scale down
make cutbacks in
make reductions in
pare down
whittle down
slim down
salami-slice
lower
minimize
US
taper
deplete
ease
curtail
limit
moderate
lighten
mitigate
quell
alleviate
curb
temper
dial down
abate
downscale
axe
UK
wind down
drop
tone down
pare
roll back
slash
couch
decline
restrain
dent
wane
attenuate
taper off
bring down
relax
de-escalate
decrement
clip
trim back
slacken
downgrade
mark down
minify
dry up
tighten
devaluate
qualify
drop off
dwindle
impair
dilute
sink
erode
amortise
UK
run down
ax
US
minimise
UK
take the edge off
take down
trim down
depress
restrict
amortize
US
ease off
step down
make smaller
degrade
ebb
tail off
weaken
peter out
slow down
make less
cast down
extenuate
fall
downsize
depreciate
subside
recede
plummet
slump
contract
fall off
plunge
fall away
die down
relent
let up
phase down
remit
knock down
dip
ratchet down
die out
devalue
die away
fade
soften
nosedive
discount
crash
pall
go down
shorten
drain away
cheapen
retrench
dive
drain
tumble
descend
cut back on
undervalue
trivialize
US
deteriorate
check
flag
grow less
abridge
underrate
shave
truncate
trivialise
UK
misprize
go downhill
rationalize
US
take a nosedive
narrow
write off
undermine
belittle
rationalise
UK
play down
underestimate
slacken off
understate
slide
gloss over
brush aside
write down
droop
dock
deduct
break
scale back
make light of
de-emphasize
become less
ease up
sell short
decay
slack off
rachet down
slow
regress
degenerate
subtract
skid
fall steeply
abbreviate
crater
fail
sag
waste
underemphasize
fall sharply
loosen
take off
whittle away
ease up on
get less
get lower
consume
sap
grow smaller
shrug off
wear away
exhaust
drop rapidly
downplay
deprecate
hold cheap
run low
hit the floor
fade away
go into a tailspin
not do justice to
rate too low
do an injustice to
eliminate
deflate
detract
modify
slip
cut down on
dim
disparage
crumble
collapse
wither
slack
put down
settle
take away from
shrivel
turn down
trail
soft-pedal
phase out
become lower
become smaller
trail off
cool off
calm down
wear down
take a dive
go through the floor
set little store by
die off
remove
empty
economize
US
streamline
derogate
milk
economise
UK
withdraw
corrode
defame
underplay
release
ration
bleed
vilipend
economize on
rebate
minimalize
slake
lull
bate
retrogress
decimate
close
blur
keep down
eat into
dump
quiet
downturn
subdue
disesteem
lapse
knock off
detract from
round down
evaporate
relapse
be reduced
backslide
pooh-pooh
get rid of
suck dry
deaden
quash
talk down
make little of
come to an end
use up
lose edge
narrow down
fade out
fizzle out
retrench on
damp down
set no store by
waste away
wear off
take a header
be wrong about
take the sting out
think too little of
cave in
put a lid on
condense
slenderize
palliate
constrict
blunt
debase
make fewer
demote
repress
halve
adjust
lop
demean
elide
contain
disempower
allay
assuage
relieve
modulate
disengage
quieten
defuse
syncopate
shed
mollify
untighten
commute
take it easy
dampen
deprive
disappear
slight
cause to fall
peter
come down
stifle
grow weaker
fleece
vanish
tail away
die
languish
underprice
loose
make weaker
fall short
rein back
dissipate
delete
confine
omit
drop down
reduce greatly
do away with
tighten up
not do justice
go
get smaller
go downwards
become less intense
fail to appreciate
set too little store by
faint
liberalize
US
liberalise
UK
become weaker
go easy
totter
lose
become softer
become quieter
disperse
drop away
melt away
hold back
keep to a minimum
keep at a minimum
squeeze
drag
slope
buckle
gutter
rein in
take the heat off
flop
decry
get quieter
get softer
dissolve
settle down
bow out
discredit
denigrate
fold up
hit the dirt
tip over
break down
be precipitated
lose value
decrease in value
decline in price
give out
give way
let up on
make less strict
make less formal
disregard
objectify
minish
become weak
misjudge
underween
go away
grow dim
knock
eat away at
miniaturise
UK
take for granted
miniaturize
US
look down on
make economies in
make cuts in
reduce wastage in
take
debit
minus
blister
worsen
backbite
rot
abstract
retrograde
budget cut
trim away
atrophy
tune down
roll down
gnaw
disintegrate
withhold
allow
dull
devolve
laugh at
gather
take in
alter
subtract from
cut rate
wilt
take away
disimprove
take from
vitiate
take out
draw in
be in short supply
lose significance
decrease in importance
be used up
become exhausted
lose lustre
be short
pale into insignificance
grow dull
pale
be tight
become depleted
take a turn for the worse
go down the toilet
hit the skids
grow worse
die on vine
go to rack and ruin
go to the pack
get worse
go to pot
become debilitated
go to the dogs
go to pieces
go down the tubes
come apart at seams
reduce by
decrease by
draw back
trail away
thin out
thin down
expend
spend
burn
finish
devour
absorb
whitewash
impoverish
squander
deemphasize
bankrupt
draw
evacuate
wash up
draw down
eat up
dig into
play out
make light
brush off
take lightly
more ❯
“Tory MPs will
whittle
the candidates down to two in a series of ballots starting on October 18.”
Verb
▲
To diminish in strength or potency
diminish
reduce
compromise
erode
weaken
undermine
cripple
mar
damage
emasculate
enfeeble
hinder
hurt
impair
impede
sap
threaten
consume
destroy
injure
sabotage
shake
subvert
ruin
spoil
eat away
wear away
whittle away
“As hardships, mutiny and betrayal
whittle
away his power to endure and to lead, his attachment to Laura gradually increases.”
Noun
▲
A quick, light touch with the hand
pat
tap
stroke
clap
dab
pet
slap
beat
hit
palm
punch
light blow
blow
knock
crack
clip
rap
smack
thump
whack
wallop
belt
clout
thwack
poke
cuff
box
sock
strike
swipe
pound
smash
bang
swat
spank
buffet
slam
welt
biff
bash
slug
hook
bust
stinger
hack
lash
chop
bat
pelt
lick
thud
stripe
fillip
bop
wham
haymaker
larrup
whap
douse
whop
plump
switch
pick
shot
clobber
impact
bump
collision
crash
slog
glance
paste
bonk
shock
zap
plunk
butt
fisticuff
swing
one-two punch
slosh
whale
roundhouse
dong
bell-ringer
clash
whammy
boff
uppercut
zinger
conk
flourish
smite
jab
nudge
dig
light slap
potch
percuss
blip
hard hit
jolt
whomp
jar
concussion
impingement
lam
skelp
tan
clump
ding
pop
fist
plug
kick
thrust
blast
prang
ram
jounce
contact
smashup
boom
prod
report
whump
snap
thunderclap
dot
tonk
clobbering
touch
battering
whiplash
shove
percussion
force
wreck
encounter
push
pounding
attack
lunge
quilt
brush
assault
spanking
whang
clomp
beating
hiding
thrashing
drubbing
lambasting
drub
elbow
stamp
hammer
tunk
cut
knockout
blindside
KO
jostle
nail
thrash
lambaste
shunt
straight
pitch
stoush
pummel
US
pummelled
UK
jog
lollop
body blow
king-hit
one-two
bashing
knuckle sandwich
shoulder
wipeout
bowl
stab
shaking
jarring
jolting
dig in the ribs
putt
head-butt
crack-up
buffeting
shot-put
accident
pileup
sideswipe
crush
brunt
hammering
crunch
pummelling
UK
pummeling
meeting
pummeled
US
fender bender
rear-ender
fender-bender
head-on
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