whittling

English

Verb

whittling

  1. present participle of whittle

Noun

whittling (plural whittlings)

  1. (usually in the plural) A chip or shaving whittled from some larger substance.
  2. The art of carving shapes out of raw wood using a knife.
  3. A process of repeatedly shaving slivers from a piece of wood (non-artistic).
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