Meanings of whittle away in English

I whittle away the rough barks of words as I go.

I daresay I'd be wiser not to whittle away my copy.

Henein's barrage of questions sought to whittle away at my allegations by undermining my credibility.

We stipulate to the things we can't fight, and we whittle away at everything else.

He tried to temporize, to whittle away her fears.

For Zuckerberg it is a strategic imperative to whittle away at the dominance of these services.

And the Toyman began to whittle , whittle away.

You can steadily whittle away your family's IHT liability by making gifts to your loved ones.

Mursi has begun to whittle away at the state apparatus that kept autocrats in power for decades.

By prolonging life, we cannot subtract or whittle away one jot from the duration of our death.

The avians intended to destroy the invaders once and for all, not whittle away at their ranks.

The draft constitution contains Islamist-flavoured language which opponents say could be used to whittle away human rights and stifle criticism.

The draft constitution contains Islamist-flavored language which opponents say could be used to whittle away human rights and stifle criticism.

Data mining The corporate sector has increasingly been collaborating with government agencies in data-mining projects that whittle away individual liberties.

Silence, and whittle away.

The draft constitution also contains vague, Islamist-flavoured language that its opponents say could be used to whittle away human rights and stifle criticism.