whittle away

listen to the pronunciation of whittle away
English - Turkish
yontmak
yont
tüketmek
yavaş yavaş azaltmak
eritmek
bozmak
azaltmak
English - English
To whittle away something or whittle away at it means to gradually make it smaller, weaker, or less effective. I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt
reduce, cut down
cut away in small pieces
whittle away

    Hyphenation

    Whit·tle a·way

    Turkish pronunciation

    hwîtıl ıwey

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhwətəl əˈwā/ /ˈhwɪtəl əˈweɪ/
Favorites