WHITTLING

Meaning of WHITTLING in English

/hwit"ling, wit"-/ , n.

1. the act of a person who whittles.

2. Often, whittlings . a bit or chip whittled off.

[ 1605-15; WHITTLE + -ING 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

WHITTLING — noun Date: 1833 the act or art of ~, a piece cut away in ~
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHITTLING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: from gerund of whittle (III) : a piece cut away in whittling : chip , …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHITTLING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whittle
Английский словарь Webster
WHITTLING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Whittle
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHITTLING — Date: 1833 1. : the act or art of whittling 2. : a piece cut away in whittling
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHITTLING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of whittle.
Webster English vocab
WHITTLING — [whit.tling] n (1854) 1: the act or art of whittling 2: a piece cut away in whittling
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHITTLING — Synonyms and related words : CYSP sculpture, anaglyptics, anaglyptography, architectural sculpture, bone-carving, casting, ceroplastics, chasing, clay sculpture, decorative sculpture, earth …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHITTLING — щепки; стружка pl очинки (карандаша)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHITTLING — Строгания
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHITTLING — Строгание
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHITTLING — n 1> щепка; стружка 2> pl очинки ( карандаша )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHITTLING — (n) очинки; стружка; щепка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WHITTLING — n 1) щепка; стружка 2) pl очинки ( карандаша )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WHITTLING — n 1> щепка; стружка 2> pl очинки ( карандаша )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHITTLING — щепки; стружка pl очинки (карандаша)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHITTLING — v. Function: noun Date: 1833 1 : the act or art of whittling 2 : a piece cut away in …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHITTLE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English whittel, alteration of thwitel, from thwiten to ~, from Old English thwītan; akin to Old …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TRAMP ART — noun Date: 1974 a style of wood carving flourishing in the United States from about 1875 to 1930 that is …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHITTLE — I. ˈhwid. ə l, -it ə l also ˈwi- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English whitel, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRAMP ART — noun : a style of wood carving flourishing in the United States from about 1875 to 1930 that is characterized …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEPLORE — də̇ˈplō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French deplorer, from Latin deplorare, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHITTLE — — whittler , n. /hwit"l, wit"l/ , v. , whittled, whittling , n. v.t. 1. to cut, trim, or shape …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRAMP ART — Date: 1974 : a style of wood carving flourishing in the United States from about 1875 to 1930 that is …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHITTLE — ■ verb 1》 carve (wood) by repeatedly cutting small slices from it. ↘make by whittling. 2》 ( ~ something away/down …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TRAMP ART — [tramp art] n (1974): a style of wood carving flourishing in the U.S. from about 1875 to 1930 that is …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLEAVER — heavy, axlike knife used since the Middle Pleistocene era to cut through animal bone and meat; in modern times the …
Britannica English vocabulary
WHITTLE AWAY — whittle away phrasal verb ( see also ↑ whittle ) to gradually reduce the amount or effectiveness of something, especially …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHITTLE — whit ‧ tle /ˈwɪtl/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: whittle 'large knife' (15-19 centuries) , from thwittle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHITTLE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB away ▪ The village was, as she had thought, a dump, where time was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REDUCE — INDEX: 1. to reduce the number, amount, price, or size of something 2. to reduce pain, worry, or unpleasant feelings …
Longman Activator English vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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