كيف تنطق "whittle away"

expression

WHIT-uhl uh-WAY or WIT-uhl uh-WAY

WIT-uhl uh-WAY

التعريف

To gradually reduce or remove something, often over a period of time.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈhwɪtəɫ/, /ˈwɪtəɫ/ /əˈweɪ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

wˈɪtəl/ /ɐwˈeɪ

أمريكي

WHIT-uhl uh-WAY or WIT-uhl uh-WAY

بريطاني

WIT-uhl uh-WAY

If you keep spending, you will whittle away your savings.

Years of erosion have whittled away the coastline.

Time can whittle away even the strongest memories.

The company's profits were whittled away by unexpected expenses last year.