verb🔗Shareナイフで木を削るTo cut or shape wood with a knife."My grandfather enjoys whittling small animals from pieces of wood. "祖父は木の切れ端から小さな動物をナイフで削るのが好きです。artactionmaterialutensilworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share徐々に減らす, 削るTo 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." "毎月少額の追加支払いをすることで、マリアは徐々に奨学金の借金を減らしています。businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share興奮させる; 酔わせるTo 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. "パーティーで出された安ワインは非常に強く、すぐにゲストを騒々しい興奮状態に酔わせた。drinksensationmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share削りくず(usually in the plural) A chip or shaving whittled from some larger substance."After carefully whittling the wood, the floor was covered in whittlings. "木を丁寧に削った後、床は削りくずで覆われていた。materialthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share木彫りThe 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." "祖父の趣味は木彫りです。彼はナイフを使って小さな木製の動物を作るのに何時間も費やします。artmaterialworktraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share木を削ることA 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. "授業中、机の脚を削る彼の行為は、他の生徒たちの気を散らせていた。processmaterialactionworktechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
