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Meanings of
whittle down
in English
Cut away in small pieces.
whittle away
wear away
Usage of
whittle down
in English
1
The spaceflight experience however, will definitely
whittle
down
the pool of applicants.
2
For Mac users, there are several ways to
whittle
down
your tracks.
3
You can
whittle
down
your ambitions later to match your bank account.
4
Before we do that, I want to
whittle
down
their shipboard defenses.
5
Viewers will
whittle
down
the group over the course of the eight-week competition.
6
Robust consumer spending helped businesses to
whittle
down
an inventory overhang.
7
Massino's attempt to
whittle
down
three homicide charges in the indictment had failed.
8
It wasn't too challenging to
whittle
down
the guest list.
9
As the months progressed the total number of acceptable signatures was steadily being
whittle
down
.
10
How could I
whittle
down
,
as I had to, what was in front of me?
11
Otherwise I'm going to
whittle
down
that bill considerably.
12
He enjoyed his whittling but of course he was not going to
whittle
down
any houses.
13
In all, it will require myriad different approaches to
whittle
down
society's impact on the planet.
14
As the economy recovers, growth has done little to
whittle
down
unemployment and inequality has widened.
15
It will also
whittle
down
early contestants more quickly in a bid to keep audiences engaged.
16
How to
whittle
down
the list of suspects?
Other examples for "whittle down"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
whittle
down
whittle
Verb
Preposition
Whittle down
through the time
Whittle down
across language varieties
United States of America
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