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Verb
/ˈ(h)witl/,
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whittled, past participle; whittles, 3rd person singular present; whittling, present participle; whittled, past tense;
  1. Carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it

  2. Carve (an object) from wood in this way

  3. Reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps
    • - the short list of fifteen was whittled down to five
    • - the censors had whittled away at the racy dialogue
  1. English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
  2. cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood"
  3. Whittle was a UK game show for Five and it was hosted by comedian Tim Vine. The show aired throughout the channel's first two broadcasting years, from 1997 to 1998. It was shown at 6:00pm as part of a quiz block with 100%.
  4. (Whittles) East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) operates a fleet of approximately 350 buses and coaches throughout Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, the North Yorkshire coast and the North York Moors. ...
  5. A large knife; To cut or shape wood with a knife; To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt)
  6. (Whittles) General store, butcher and coal merchant, began trading circa 1950 in the old laundry building in Eddeys Lane, Headley Down – in 1974 it also became the Headley Down post office.
  7. (Whittles) are a species of wooden characters appearing in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They appear in numerous galaxies as helpful characters with often simple yet incorrect grammar.
  8. (whittles) (vb.): To whittle is to use a knife to cut away thin shavings of wood. Sometimes, a whittler may actually end up carving a recognizable object.
  9. laboratory, on Madingley Road, of the Engineering Department.
  10. ['ʍɪtl, 'ʍʌtl, 'ʍʌtl, N. 'fʌtl]