Dec 4, 2016 · The meaning of WHITTLE is to pare or cut off chips from the surface of (wood) with a knife. How to use whittle in a sentence.

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 …

WHITTLE definition: 1. to make something from a piece of wood by cutting off small, thin pieces: 2. to make something…. Learn more.

Definition of whittle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to whittle wood or the like with a knife, as in shaping something or as a mere aimless diversion: to spend an afternoon whittling. to tire oneself or another by worrying or fussing.

Nov 23, 2025 · (archaic) A whittle shawl; a kind of fine woollen shawl, originally and especially a white one.

WHITTLE definition: to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife. See examples of whittle used in a sentence.

Whittle definition: To reduce or eliminate gradually.

If you whittle something from a piece of wood, you carve it by cutting pieces off the wood with a knife.

WHITTLE meaning: 1 : to cut or shape (a piece of wood) by cutting small pieces from it to make or shape (something) from a piece of wood by cutting small pieces from it; 2 : to reduce or get rid …