Whittling synonyms
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To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument:
To cut (something) down to the required size or shape
To cut off hair or the beard with a razor or shaver; shave oneself
To shape is to mold something or someone.
To reduce is to make something smaller or to become or feel smaller, or forcing someone into a less desirable position.
(Music) To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone.
To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
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(Archaic) To belittle; minimize; disparage
To display by wearing or posing in:
(Archaic) To adapt, as to a purpose or an occasion.
building (antonym)
To increase in amount, force, etc.; grow or intensify
increasing (antonym)
Increase is defined as to become bigger or greater.
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Find another word for whittling. In this page you can discover 14 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for whittling, like: paring, trimming, shaving, shaping, reducing, diminishing, decreasing, cutting, carving, lessening and modelling.