Examples of 'whittle' in a sentence
Meaning of "whittle"
Whittle (verb): to carve or shape something by cutting slivers or small bits from it
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- A knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife.
- To cut or shape wood with a knife.
- To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
- To make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
How to use "whittle" in a sentence
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I am gonna have to whittle down this list.
You whittle them down to a shortlist of ten.
We are now able to whittle away at them.
He will whittle away at us until the day he rises up.
Not gonna sit and whittle wood.
I will whittle one for myself too.
Gonna take a few hours to whittle down.
I am gonna whittle this crack a little wider.
I might have to hunt deer or whittle something.
I managed to whittle those down to a final three.
Maybe press some leaves or whittle a birdcall.
And you whittle away everybody else.
I just taught her how to whittle.
I may need you to whittle me a marshmallow stick.
Whittle would not have let that rest.
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You have to whittle that number down.
Whittle it down to a few major sources.
You can not whittle me either.
I am not going to miss because you can not whittle.
Maybe i can whittle wood with you sometime.
It does not say go to the park and whittle a stick.
You may whittle nibs to your individual taste.
I think we would better whittle down her schedule.
I will whittle you a spoon when all this is done.
What do you say we whittle down the list.
Do not whittle below the marking you made.
You are welcome to try and whittle away mresistance.
Whittle took up modelling in college.
You got to whittle it down to three.
I begged you to teach me how to whittle.
I found it so hard to whittle my list down to five blogs.
Maybe she just likes to whittle.
I have tried to whittle the scenery down to bad habits.
Not gonna sit on the porch and whittle.
Yearning to whittle has not left me.
Whittle down the suspects.
It will be nice to whittle them down.
Whittle calls himself a journalist.
And it would be easy to whittle this list down.
Whittle it down to a single sliver.
We need to whittle these down.
People knew how to whittle.
We need to whittle them down.
Not gonna miss because you can not whittle.
We have to whittle them down.
God took my rib like this and began to whittle it.
Which still does not whittle down the list much.
Whittle stated that the debate has not yet been settled.
Sharp enough to whittle wood.
They want to whittle us down so we can not keep a standing army.
