Whittling
['hwitliŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whittle
Typist: Preston
Examples
- Don't leave it so close to the cave, the whittling man, who had blue eyes in a dark, good-looking lazy gypsy face, the color of smoked leather, said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The gypsy winked at Robert Jordan and went on whittling. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It was a figure four trap and he was whittling the crossbar for it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He was cutting away on a stick with a knife and he stared at them as they came up, then went on whittling. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The old man was finishing whittling the last of a pile of wedges he had copied from a model Robert Jordan had given him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Typist: Preston