Definition of Whittle
to reduce or gradually eliminate something
Examples of Whittle in a sentence
Her patience began to whittle when the students would not stop talking.
Our hiring manager will whittle the number of job applicants from 90 to 3.
After the race on the hot day, the storeβs stock of bottled waters started to whittle.
Due to budget restrictions, Danaβs had to whittle down the list of party invitees.
The number of kittens quickly began to whittle once their video went viral.
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