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whittling

/hwit-ling, wit-/US // ˈʰwɪt lɪŋ, ˈwɪt- //

雕琢,削足适履,削皮,雕刻

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of a person who whittles.
    • : Often whittlings. a bit or chip whittled off.

Examples

  • That's a new song and a very nice one, thought Marmaduke, as he watched the Toyman whittling away by the red fire.

  • As he was thinking, almost unconsciously he began whittling a stick.

  • The beginnings of manual training must indeed be provided for in school; paper cutting, sewing and whittling.

  • His half-day of whittling and laughter that went with it are something that I find pleasant to remember.

  • He was whittling, and he had made some little toy for his son Tad, who ran out as I entered.