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whittle

verb (whittles, whittled, whittling)

«whittle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To whittle is to cut small thin pieces off wood with a knife until it takes a shape. tree →

In the lessons

a way of making things by hand in stories; the old man sits and whittles a toy; not used in maths

Examples

The old man whittled a small wooden horse for the girl. tree →
She whittled a long point on her stick. tree →
He sat by the fire whittling a spoon. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «whittle» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«whittle» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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