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, , .i>); he whittled the piece of wood into a simple toy / ;
2) i> (), (i>); he whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood ;
to whittle awayb> i> (), , ; Congress is whittling away at our freedom of speech ; the museum is worried that government funding will be whittled away , ;
to whittle downb> (), ; I finally managed to whittle down the names on the list to only five , / ; we need to whittle down the cost / .