Whittle



Same as: whittle shawl
verbpast tense: whittled ; past participle: whittled ; present participle: whittling ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (to trim or shape (wood) by cutting thin slices from the surface, to reduce by removing various amounts; to reduce destroy, etc., gradually) ឆ្លាក់នឹងកូនកាំបិត, ធ្វើឲ្យស្ដួច, ឲ្យតូច, ឲ្យល្អិត, ឲ្យស្ដើង, ជាយរឹម
Example: At camp the boys learned to whittle wooden spoons.
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ឆ្លាក់ដោយប្រើកូនកាំបិត, ចិតអោយស្រួច, សម្រួច
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
2.
A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife.
verbpast tense: whittled ; past participle: whittled ; present participle: whittling ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) 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.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife.