Cómo Pronunciar "whittle away"
expression
WHIT-uhl uh-WAY or WIT-uhl uh-WAY
WIT-uhl uh-WAY
Definición
To gradually reduce or remove something, often over a period of time.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈhwɪtəɫ/, /ˈwɪtəɫ/ /əˈweɪ
Inglés Británico
wˈɪtəl/ /ɐwˈeɪ
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
WHIT-uhl uh-WAY or WIT-uhl uh-WAY
UK
WIT-uhl uh-WAY
Escucha en Contexto
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.