单词 | whittle |
释义 | whittle[ hwit-l, wit-l ] / ˈʰwɪt l, ˈwɪt l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR whittle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), whit·tled, whit·tling.verb (used without object), whit·tled, whit·tling.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. nounBritish Dialect. a knife, especially a large one, as a carving knife or a butcher knife. Origin of whittle1375–1425; late Middle English (noun), dialectal variant of thwitel knife, Old English thwīt(an) to cut + -el-le OTHER WORDS FROM whittlewhittler, nounWords nearby whittleWhitsuntide, Whittaker, whitter, Whittier, Whittington, whittle, whittling, whittlings, whittret, Whittuesday, Whit Week Definition for whittle (2 of 2)Whittle [ hwit-l, wit-l ] / ˈʰwɪt l, ˈwɪt l / nounSir Frank, 1907–96, English engineer and inventor. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whittleBritish Dictionary definitions for whittle (1 of 2)whittle / (ˈwɪtəl) / verbto cut or shave strips or pieces from (wood, a stick, etc), esp with a knife (tr) to make or shape by paring or shaving (tr; often foll by away, down, off, etc) to reduce, destroy, or wear away gradually Northern English dialect (intr) to complain or worry about something continually nounBritish dialect a knife, esp a large one Derived forms of whittlewhittler, nounWord Origin for whittleC16: variant of C15 thwittle large knife, from Old English thwitel, from thwītan to cut; related to Old Norse thveitr cut, thveita to beat British Dictionary definitions for whittle (2 of 2)Whittle / (ˈwɪtəl) / nounSir Frank. 1907–96, English engineer, who invented the jet engine for aircraft; flew first British jet aircraft (1941) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for whittleWhittle [ wĭt′l ] British aeronautical engineer and inventor who developed the first aircraft engine powered by jet propulsion in 1937. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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