| 单词 | whittle away |
| 释义 | whittle away (once / 36706 pages) v WORD FAMILY whittle away: whittled away, whittles away, whittling away USAGE EXAMPLESIt explores how environments whittle away at the soul and morals of the underserved. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The Huskies trailed by as many as 27 in the second half but whittled away at the deficit. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) To listen to senior defensive tackle Carlos Watkins, they whittled away at one other blockage, a weird one, a word that’s technically not a word. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) v cut away in small pieces Syn|Hyper wear away, whittle down damage inflict damage upon |
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