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.

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.

Idiom whittle away (at) something (Definition of whittle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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 …

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

to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife. to form by whittling: to whittle a figure. to cut off (a bit). take away by degrees (usually fol. by down, away, …

Nov 23, 2025 · whittle (plural whittles) A knife; especially, a clasp-knife, pocket knife, or sheath knife. quotations

Synonyms for WHITTLE: cut, clip, pare, drop, curtail, shorten, reduce, retrench; Antonyms of WHITTLE: extend, inflate, swell, prolong, lengthen, dilate, add (to), elongate

5 days ago · Peter Whittle, founder and director of The New Culture Forum, has died aged 64. The NCF released the following statement: “It is with deepest sorrow that we announce the …

5 days ago · Bristol police said 31-year-old Jonathan Edward Whittle, of the city, was killed in a single-car Wednesday crash into a utility pole on Broad Street.