whittle

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

Translation

vt. bawasan; putulin; bawasan; pahinain
vi. ukitin; ukitin ang kahoy; makapinsala sa katawan
n. kutsilyong pang-ukit
Word Forms
Past Participlewhittled
Third Person Singularwhittles
Present Participlewhittling
Pluralwhittles
Past Tensewhittled

Phrases & Collocations

whittle away

unti-unting bawasan

whittle down

unti-unting bawasan

whittle into shape

hubugin

whittle a stick

gaod isang patpat

whittle a figure

gaod isang pigura

whittle a sculpture

gaod isang iskultura

whittle a design

gaod isang disenyo

Example Sentences

whittle away a fortune

unti-unting bawasan ang kayamanan

whittle a toy boat.

ukitan ang isang laruang bangka.

the shortlist of fifteen was whittled down to five.

ang listahan ng labinlima ay nabawasan hanggang lima.

Other ways to whittle down banks are thinkable.

Ang iba pang mga paraan upang bawasan ang mga bangko ay maaaring isipin.

whittled down the debt by making small payments.

nabawasan ang utang sa pamamagitan ng paggawa ng maliliit na pagbabayad.

The government’s majority has been whittled down to eight.

Nabawasan ang mayorya ng gobyerno sa walong.

Our lead (= in a sports competition, for example) was being gradually whittled away.

Unti-unti naming nawawala ang aming kalamangan (= sa isang paligsahan sa sports, halimbawa).

Whittled by a half million years of wind and rain, the haunting claystone hills and buttes of Badlands National Park rise above the surrounding sea of grasslands.

Hinubog ng kalahating milyong taon ng hangin at ulan, ang mga nakakatakot na burol at butte ng Badlands National Park ay tumataas sa ibabaw ng nakapaligid na dagat ng damuhan.

Real-world Examples

The once numerous field of presidential candidates has been whittled down.

Nabawasan ang dating maraming kandidato sa pagkapangulo.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2020 Collection

As often happens in Italy, a daunting punishment has been whittled down to a mild reproof.

Tulad ng madalas mangyari sa Italya, ang isang nakakatakot na parusa ay nabawasan sa isang banayad na pagtutuwid.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Sand is made when rocks are slowly whittled down into tiny little pebble grains.

Nabubuo ang buhangin kapag ang mga bato ay unti-unting giniling sa maliliit na butil ng graba.

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

He was very good at whittling, too.

Magaling din siya sa pag-ukit.

Source: American Elementary School English 3

Eight years in the making, Mr Paulin's poetry has been whittled down over years of revision.

Pagkatapos ng walong taon, ang tula ni Mr. Paulin ay pinayaman sa loob ng maraming taon ng pagrerebisa.

Source: The Economist - Arts

When the menopause arrives, that has been whittled down below 1,000, which are likely to be duds.

Kapag dumating ang menopause, iyon ay nabawasan sa ibaba ng 1,000, na malamang na mga dud.

Source: The Economist - Technology

They found that individuals had preferences for different kinds of drumsticks usually distinctively whittled down from small branches.

Natuklasan nila na ang mga indibidwal ay may mga kagustuhan para sa iba't ibang uri ng drumsticks na karaniwang natatangi na ginagawang manipis mula sa maliliit na sanga.

Source: BBC Listening Collection September 2023

Some businesses are using artificial intelligence to whittle down a field of job applicants.

Gumagamit ang ilang negosyo ng artipisyal na intelihensiya upang paliitin ang larangan ng mga aplikante sa trabaho.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2020 Collection

We whittled it down over time and picked two on last Friday.

Pinili namin ito sa paglipas ng panahon at pumili ng dalawa noong nakaraang Biyernes.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

After that, ballots are sent out and the nominations are whittled down by Academy members.

Pagkatapos nito, ipinapadala ang mga balota at pinipili ng mga miyembro ng Academy.

Source: CNN Selected July 2015 Collection

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