Synonyms of whittling

whittling

verb

present participle of whittle

as in cutting

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 & Similar Words

• cutting
• clipping
• lowering
• dropping
• paring
• trimming
• reducing
• slashing
• pruning
• curtailing
• nicking
• shortening
• decreasing
• abridging
• cutting down
• retrenching
• truncating
• cropping
• dwindling
• abbreviating
• lessening
• cutting back
• depleting
• downsizing
• denting
• easing
• docking
• compressing
• condensing
• abating
• contracting
• constricting
• shrinking
• knocking down
• minimizing
• downscaling
• modifying
• de-escalating
• deflating
• moderating
• modulating
• qualifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• swelling
• extending
• lengthening
• inflating
• dilating
• prolonging
• adding (to)
• supplementing
• blowing up
• enhancing
• distending
• complementing
• increasing
• intensifying
• elongating
• expanding
• enlarging
• heightening
• protracting
• augmenting
• raising
• amplifying
• escalating
• boosting
• redoubling
• aggrandizing