whittled

[US]/ˈwɪtld/
[UK]/ˈwɪtld/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v.past tense of whittle, to cut or shape wood; to gradually reduce in size
v.past tense of whittle, at skære eller forme træ; at reducere i størrelse gradvist

Phrases & Collocations

whittled down

slebet ned

whittled away

slebet væk

whittled off

slebet af

whittled into

slebet ind i

whittled away time

slebet tiden væk

whittled to size

slebet til størrelse

whittled down options

reduceret mulighederne

whittled down choices

reduceret valgmulighederne

whittled down list

reduceret listen

whittled down budget

reduceret budgettet

Example Sentences

he whittled the stick into a sharp point.

han udskår ud pind til et skarpt punkt.

over the years, she whittled down her collection of books.

gennem årene reducerede hun sin samling af bøger.

the team whittled the list of candidates to three.

teamet reducerede listen over kandidater til tre.

she whittled away at the problem until she found a solution.

hun arbejdede ihærdigt med problemet, indtil hun fandt en løsning.

the budget was whittled down due to unexpected expenses.

budgettet blev reduceret på grund af uforudsete udgifter.

he whittled his time down to just a few minutes.

han reducerede sin tid til kun et par minutter.

they whittled the project timeline to meet the deadline.

de reducerede projektets tidsplan for at overholde fristen.

she whittled her worries away by focusing on her work.

hun fik sine bekymringer til at forsvinde ved at fokusere på sit arbejde.

the artist whittled the wood until it resembled a bird.

kunstneren udskår træet, indtil det lignede en fugl.

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