whittled away

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Definition of whittled away in English English dictionary

whittle away
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
whittle away
reduce, cut down
whittle away
cut away in small pieces
whittled away

    Hyphenation

    whittled a·way

    Turkish pronunciation

    hwîtıld ıwey

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhwətəld əˈwā/ /ˈhwɪtəld əˈweɪ/
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