whittle /'hwitl/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
- (v.) cut small bits or pare shavings from
Chinese translation
- vt. 逐渐削薄, 削整, 削弱, 削减
- vi. 削木头
- n. 大刀, 屠刀
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /'hwitl/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- TOEFL · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 2.83 · Ultra Rare
Word forms
whittled, whittling, whittles
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