Whittle
Same as: whittle shawlverb — past 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.
verb — past 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.