to whittle away

English - Turkish

Definition of to whittle away in English Turkish dictionary

yontmak

azaltmak

yont

Related Terms

to away

uzaklıkta

whittle away

tüketmek

whittle away

yavaş yavaş azaltmak

whittle away

eritmek

whittle away

bozmak

English - English

Definition of to whittle away in English English dictionary

To whittle away something or whittle away at it means to gradually make it smaller, weaker, or less effective. I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt

reduce, cut down

cut away in small pieces

Hyphenation

to Whit·tle a·way

Turkish pronunciation

tı hwîtıl ıwey

Pronunciation

/tə ˈhwətəl əˈwā/ /tə ˈhwɪtəl əˈweɪ/