verb🔗ShareTallar maderaTo cut or shape wood with a knife."My grandfather enjoys whittling small animals from pieces of wood. "A mi abuelo le gusta tallar pequeños animales de trozos de madera.artactionmaterialutensilworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareReducir gradualmente, disminuirTo reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).""By making small extra payments each month, Maria is slowly whittling down her student loan debt." "Al hacer pequeños pagos extra cada mes, María está disminuyendo lentamente su deuda de préstamo estudiantil.businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExcitar, estimular; embriagarTo make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate."The cheap wine they served at the party was so strong it quickly whittled the guests into a state of boisterous excitement. "El vino barato que sirvieron en la fiesta era tan fuerte que rápidamente embriagó a los invitados, llevándolos a un estado de excitada algarabía.drinksensationmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVirutas(usually in the plural) A chip or shaving whittled from some larger substance."After carefully whittling the wood, the floor was covered in whittlings. "Después de tallar cuidadosamente la madera, el suelo estaba cubierto de virutas.materialthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTallado de maderaThe art of carving shapes out of raw wood using a knife"Example Sentence: "My grandfather's favorite hobby is whittling; he spends hours creating small wooden animals with his knife." "El pasatiempo favorito de mi abuelo es el tallado de madera; pasa horas creando pequeños animales de madera con su cuchillo.artmaterialworktraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTallado de maderaA process of repeatedly shaving slivers from a piece of wood (non-artistic)"His constant whittling at the desk leg during class was distracting the other students. "Su constante tallado de madera en la pata del escritorio durante la clase estaba distrayendo a los otros estudiantes.processmaterialactionworktechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
