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whittle

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to cause to diminish gradually by or as if by cutting off bits with a knife

He was sitting on the porch, whittling a stick.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for whittle

abbreviate,
abridge,
clip,
crop,
curtail,
cut,
cut back,
cut down,
dock,
nick,
pare,
prune,
retrench,
shorten,
slash,
trim,
truncate

abate,
decrease,
de-escalate,
dent,
deplete,
downscale,
downsize,
drop,
dwindle,
ease,
knock down,
lessen,
lower,
reduce

compress,
condense,
constrict,
contract

deflate,
shrink

minimize

moderate,
modify,
modulate,
qualify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for whittle

blow up,
dilate,
distend,
inflate,
swell

elongate,
extend,
lengthen,
prolong,
protract

add (to),
complement,
supplement

enhance,
heighten,
intensify

redouble

aggrandize,
amplify,
augment,
boost,
enlarge,
escalate,
expand,
increase,
raise

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