How to use "whittle" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

Example sentences for "whittle" in popular movie and book plots

He gives a young boy a knife so that he may whittle toys for the others as Nicholas once did. - The Story of Santa Claus
Meanwhile, House is being pressured by Cuddy to whittle down his applicant pool. - The Right Stuff (House)
They must slowly whittle away their adversaries, then withdraw to regroup and heal. - Queen's Harvest
They finally whittle down the skyscraper by firing machine guns into it. - Betty Boop's Big Boss
This done, they resume their attacks against the Japanese, who gradually whittle down the squadron. - They Were Expendable
Looking out over a lake Babbitt comments: "I'd just like to sit here – the rest of my life – and whittle – and sit. - Babbitt (novel)

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