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wegschnibbeln — 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

wegschnibbeln is used for these senses in English:

  • whittle (transitive) To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).

whittle — full definition

  1. verb To shape a piece of wood by slicing off small slivers with a knife.
  2. verb To gradually reduce something, especially in size or number, bit by bit.

Related German words