Translations for „whittle away“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . whittle away VB intr

1. whittle away (take bits off):

to whittle away at sth

an etw dat herumschneiden [o. inf herumschnippeln]

2. whittle away fig (gradually decrease):

to whittle away at sth jobs

an etw dat sägen fig

to whittle away at sth rights

etw beschneiden form

II . whittle away VB trans

to whittle away ⇆ sth

etw verringern

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On the surface, it might not seem like a big deal to see the city whittle away at its rainy-day fund.

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It explores how environments whittle away at the soul and morals of the underserved.

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Watch out for high mutual fund and management fees, which can whittle away at your savings.

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Through deductive reasoning and the evidence provided, the pair must whittle away at the culprit's defenses until they confess.

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Organizational changes continued to whittle away at the wing's strength in 1966 and 1967.

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It can be a daunting task to whittle away at pages of unread e-mails, she says, a chore that can leave you wishing you hadn't come back to the office.

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Then you whittle away at them with interactions or attacks.

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The songwriting process is sort of like automatic writing for us; make up some gibberish to go with a tune and then whittle away at it until meaning emerges.

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In recent years, studies have shown that stress can whittle away at telomeres, aging cells before their time.

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Just stand in a control point to take control of it and whittle away at your opposition.

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