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Significados de whittle away en inglés

Cut away in small pieces.

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Examples for "whittle down"
Examples for "whittle down"
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The spaceflight experience however, will definitely whittle down the pool of applicants.
Wired
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For Mac users, there are several ways to whittle down your tracks.
Wired
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You can whittle down your ambitions later to match your bank account.
Reuters
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Before we do that, I want to whittle down their shipboard defenses.
War Of Honor
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Viewers will whittle down the group over the course of the eight-week competition.
Reuters
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I wear away the time, thinking constantly of him and only him.
Twenty-Two Goblins
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After he comes in contact with other boys, this will wear away.
The Boy and the Sunday School / A Manual of Principle and Method...
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That night passed: all nights-eventhe starless night before dissolution-mustwear away.
Villette
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Why, the mill-stones wear away with rot more than with grinding corn.
Fruitfulness
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I hoped that the idea would wear away but it didn't; it strengthened.
Up the Hill and Over
Uso de whittle away en inglés
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I whittle away the rough barks of words as I go.
The Irish Times
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I daresay I'd be wiser not to whittle away my copy.
Of Human Bondage
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Henein's barrage of questions sought to whittle away at my allegations by undermining my credibility.
The Guardian
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We stipulate to the things we can't fight, and we whittle away at everything else.
Flesh and bone: a body farm novel
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He tried to temporize, to whittle away her fears.
Number Seventeen
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For Zuckerberg it is a strategic imperative to whittle away at the dominance of these services.
The facebook effect: the inside story of the company that is con...
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And the Toyman began to whittle , whittle away.
Seven O'Clock Stories
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You can steadily whittle away your family's IHT liability by making gifts to your loved ones.
The Guardian
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Mursi has begun to whittle away at the state apparatus that kept autocrats in power for decades.
Reuters
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By prolonging life, we cannot subtract or whittle away one jot from the duration of our death.
The Book of Skulls
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The avians intended to destroy the invaders once and for all, not whittle away at their ranks.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
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The draft constitution contains Islamist-flavoured language which opponents say could be used to whittle away human rights and stifle criticism.
Reuters
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The draft constitution contains Islamist-flavored language which opponents say could be used to whittle away human rights and stifle criticism.
Reuters
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Data mining The corporate sector has increasingly been collaborating with government agencies in data-mining projects that whittle away individual liberties.
Wired
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Silence, and whittle away.
Diary in America, Series One
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The draft constitution also contains vague, Islamist-flavoured language that its opponents say could be used to whittle away human rights and stifle criticism.
Reuters
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