whittled

verb

Meaning

To cut or shape wood with a knife.
To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
To make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

pared(English)whittlesey(English)whittle down(English)whittle away(English)whitt(English)carved(English)sharpened(English)jigsawed(English)shortlist(English)hung(English)down(English)deficit(English)

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Sources

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