What does whittling mean?
Whittling means present participle and gerund of whittle.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of whittle.
a whittling down
Result: nothing would prevent the rapid destruction of the Deco District. Already the developers are calling for a whittling down of the original square mile to a few blocks. The few blocks will no doubt be whittled down to one building, and in the end all that will be left will be a Deco mailbox well pissed on by the local dogs. In another era it was called salami tactics.
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Whittling means present participle and gerund of whittle.
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a whittling down
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