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whittle away::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wear away, whittle down |
| Type of | damage |
Examples of whittle away
whittle away
It suits his purpose, because a dose of inflation will whittle away at the debt.
From the guardian.co.uk
Now we just need to whittle away at a ton of interior updates and renovations.
From the timesunion.com
The plan is aimed at helping the nation whittle away at its massive deficit.
From the sacbee.com
How about a nice, fat check to help whittle away at the $7.6 trillion national debt?
From the infowars.com
Areas not directly linked to revenue generation are typically easier to whittle away.
From the kansas.com
They whittle away the hours listening to their battery-operated radio.
From the kansas.com
The man should whittle away in a drab prison cell for the remainder of his natural life.
From the economist.com
The Sixers opened the fourth with an 11-point lead and watched it quickly whittle away.
From the charlotteobserver.com
If funding is not independent, someone will be tempted to try to whittle away the funding.
From the economist.com
