whittling

whit·tle

W0195600 (wĭt′l, hwĭt′l)v. whit·tled, whit·tling, whit·tles v.tr.1. a. To cut small bits or pare shavings from (a piece of wood).b. To fashion or shape in this way: whittle a toy boat.2. To reduce or eliminate gradually: whittled down the debt by making small payments.v.intr. To cut or shape wood with a knife.

[From Middle English whyttel, knife, variant of thwitel, from thwiten, to whittle, from Old English thwītan, to strike, whittle down.]

whit′tler n.

whittling

The surgical alteration of the thumbs or fingers to enable more efficient use of handheld electronic devices such as cell phones.

单词	whittling
释义	whittling whit·tle W0195600 (wĭt′l, hwĭt′l)v. whit·tled, whit·tling, whit·tles v.tr.1. a. To cut small bits or pare shavings from (a piece of wood).b. To fashion or shape in this way: whittle a toy boat.2. To reduce or eliminate gradually: whittled down the debt by making small payments.v.intr. To cut or shape wood with a knife. [From Middle English whyttel, knife, variant of thwitel, from thwiten, to whittle, from Old English thwītan, to strike, whittle down.] whit′tler n. whittling The surgical alteration of the thumbs or fingers to enable more efficient use of handheld electronic devices such as cell phones. EncyclopediaSeewhittleThesaurusSeeWhittle
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