Definitions for whittles

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whittles whit·tle

Spelling: [hwit-l, wit-l]

IPA: /ˈʰwɪt l, ˈwɪt l/

Whittles is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 217 anagrams from letters in whittles (ehilsttw).

Definitions for whittles

noun

1. British Dialect. a knife, especially a large one, as a carving knife or a butcher knife.
2. Sir Frank, 1907–96, English engineer and inventor.

verb (used with object)

1. to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife.
2. to form by whittling:
3. to cut off (a bit).
4. to reduce the amount of, as if by whittling; pare down; take away by degrees (usually followed by down, away, etc.):

verb (used without object)

1. to whittle wood or the like with a knife, as in shaping something or as a mere aimless diversion:
2. to tire oneself or another by worrying or fussing.

Origin of whittles

1375-1425; late Middle English (noun), dialectal variant of thwitel knife, Old English thwīt(an) to cut + -el -le

Examples for whittles

Neither Cipriani nor whittle responded to requests for comment.

In spite of his new entrepreneurial vision, whittle maintains his good feelings towards the Pacha owners.

He taught her to whittle, and how to bear it when she “bleeded.”

"Yes; I get a lot of help from you while there's a stick to whittle," replied the smith.

Having got his wife out of the way, Lou sat down on the step and began to whittle.

Since then, I sit and whittle splints for my admirable wife.

"Here's my knife; let's whittle some shavings," offered Jack.

Netting is taught, and the soldiers are encouraged to whittle.

P'raps as a sailor lad yuh could whittle out a pair to answer.

How did you whittle all that material into the final shape of the film?