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To pare or cut off chips from the surface of (wood) with a knife.

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Usage examples (36)
  • Coaches 'compensation accounts for more than half that, and little whittling is going on there.
  • But even mathematics Mr. Keith made interesting; he succeeded in whittling problems small enough to get through my brain.
  • I will begin whittling down the daily emails as folks migrate over to this better method, and will eventually discontinue them.
  • You know, there ` s this, like, skinny thing that happens when they all start kind of whittling down.
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