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Whittling

Part of Speech: Noun, Verb

Definition: Whittling refers to the act or process of carving shapes or figures by repeatedly cutting away small slices of material, usually wood, with a knife or other sharp tool.

Sense 1:

Noun: The activity or skill of carving wood by removing thin shavings.

Example sentence: The old man enjoyed spending his afternoons engaged in whittling, creating intricate animals from blocks of wood.

Sense 2:

Verb: To carve or fashion by cutting away thin shavings from a piece of wood.

Example sentence: She sat on the porch, whittling a small figurine out of a soft block of pine wood.

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