whittle down

Verb

Meaning

cut away in small pieces

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

whittle away bob barber whittle cut prune reduce crop clip dock shear shorten shave curtail abbreviate
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Antonyms

increase call develop improve grow add
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Hypernyms

damage

Close letter words and terms

Whittingtonian whittle whittle away whittle down to size Whittle likelihood whittle the whalebone