noun🔗ShareCuchillo, navajaA knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife."My grandfather used his whittle to carve a small wooden bird for my sister. "Mi abuelo usó su navaja para tallar un pequeño pájaro de madera para mi hermana.itemutensilweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTallar, esculpirTo cut or shape wood with a knife."The carpenter whittled a small bird from a piece of scrap wood. "El carpintero talló un pequeño pájaro de un trozo de madera de desecho.actionworkutensiltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareReducir, disminuirTo reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt)."The family is working hard to whittle down their Christmas debt. "La familia está trabajando duro para reducir su deuda navideña.economyfinancebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntusiasmar, embriagarTo make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate."The spicy rum nearly whittled the student into a frenzy before the big history exam. "El ron especiado casi embriagó al estudiante antes del gran examen de historia.drinkmindsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna manta doble grisácea y tosca que las mujeres de campo, en el oeste de Inglaterra, usaban sobre los hombros, como una capa o chalA coarse greyish double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl."Granny wore her old whittle over her shoulders to keep warm as she walked to the market. "La abuela usaba su vieja manta doble sobre los hombros para mantenerse abrigada mientras caminaba al mercado.materialweartraditioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChal whittleA whittle shawl; a kind of fine woollen shawl, originally and especially a white one."My grandmother's favorite shawl was a delicate whittle, a beautiful white wool one she'd received for a wedding gift. "El chal favorito de mi abuela era un delicado chal whittle, un hermoso chal de lana blanca que había recibido como regalo de bodas.materialwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
