afknagen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- whittle verb To shape a piece of wood by slicing off small slivers with a knife.
Senses
afknagen is used for these senses in English:
- whittle (transitive) To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
whittle — full definition
- verb To shape a piece of wood by slicing off small slivers with a knife.
- verb To gradually reduce something, especially in size or number, bit by bit.