How to Pronounce "whittle away"
expression
WHIT-uhl uh-WAY or WIT-uhl uh-WAY
WIT-uhl uh-WAY
Definition
To gradually reduce or remove something, often over a period of time.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhwɪtəɫ/, /ˈwɪtəɫ/ /əˈweɪ
British English
wˈɪtəl/ /ɐwˈeɪ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WHIT-uhl uh-WAY or WIT-uhl uh-WAY
UK
WIT-uhl uh-WAY
Listen in Context
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.