Whittle vs. Wittle — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Whittle and Wittle
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Whittle
To cut small bits or pare shavings from (a piece of wood).
Wittle
Little.
Whittle
To fashion or shape in this way
Whittle a toy boat.
Wittle
Misspelling of whittle
Whittle
To reduce or eliminate gradually
Whittled down the debt by making small payments.
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Whittle
To cut or shape wood with a knife.
Whittle
A knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife.
Whittle
(archaic) A coarse greyish double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
Whittle
(archaic) A whittle shawl; a kind of fine woollen shawl, originally and especially a white one.
Whittle
To cut or shape wood with a knife.
Whittle
(transitive) To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
Whittle
To make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
Whittle
A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
Whittle
A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife.
He wore a Sheffield whittle in his hose.
Whittle
To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife.
Whittle
To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
"In vino veritas." When men are well whittled, their tongues run at random.
Whittle
To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife.
Dexterity with a pocketknife is a part of a Nantucket education; but I am inclined to think the propensity is national. Americans must and will whittle.
Whittle
Cut small bits or pare shavings from;
Whittle a piece of wood
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