Whittle

September 7, 2026 Sonu 1 min read

Whittle

Verb
तराशना, कम करना
Definition

To carve wood by cutting off thin slices; to reduce something gradually by removing small pieces.

Contextual Sentence: "The committee whittled down the lengthy proposal to a concise two-page document."
💡 Memory Hook (Mnemonic): Whittle — think of whittling a stick with a knife, gradually reducing it to a smaller shape.
Synonyms
carve pare reduce
Antonyms
enlarge increase augment