CARVING Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of carving

as in sculpture

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carving

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verb

present participle of carve

as in sculpting

to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material carved a statue out of rare marble

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Recent Examples of carving

Noun

At the annual carving party, Elizabeth residents receive pumpkins and carving tools, thanks to the Elizabeth Community Association and community partners. — Abby Price, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2026 That doesn’t mean Coloradans have to skip out on pumpkin carving this year. — Celia Frazier, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2026

Verb

One lone skater rollerbladed his way forward, skates carving tracks in the rain pooling at the bottom of a deep bowl. — Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026 Step 8 Transfer turkey to carving board and let rest 30 minutes. — Alton Brown, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carving

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Noun

Beyond the table, a USM Haller cabinet in brown metal offers a casual perch for objets and sculpture, such as a Brutalist bronze sculpture from Mantiques Modern.

— Nicole Gates Anderson, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2026
For the same reasons little dogs appeared so frequently at the feet of dead women (and clerics) in tomb sculpture, plenty of Renaissance portraits feature them as a symbol of fidelity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of sculpture

Verb

Related Articles Her toolkit included Oligio monopolar radiofrequency for tightening and refining texture, InMode bipolar radiofrequency, and Sofwave for lifting and sculpting the face, neck and body.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Limestone bluffs, dramatic plaza entrances Notable, construction will include digging a 90-foot hole and sculpting the stadium site out of the ground’s limestone.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of sculpting

Noun

Next, the researchers developed a simplified model that reproduced the observed rotation and current increase.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
The vicious cycle of the current model, of course, is that to become marketable a team needs to get and retain good players, and to do that a school has to spend money, which cycles the whole thing back to the start.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026