Whittling

Coaches 'compensation accounts for more than half that, and little whittling is going on there. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I will begin whittling down the daily emails as folks migrate over to this better method, and will eventually discontinue them. ❋ Dan (2007)

For his efforts in whittling down his times and picking up his spirits, Phelps is USATODAY. com's U.S. Olympic Athlete of the Week. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I was complimenting Admiral Wood on the job the American Navy and her submarines had done in whittling clown the Japanese Navy and the great destruction of her merchant fleet-a natural thing for me to do. ❋ Unknown (1945)

But even mathematics Mr. Keith made interesting; he succeeded in whittling problems small enough to get through my brain. ❋ Annie Sullivan (1905)

And then in the end, yes, it comes down to kind of whittling down the list and making sure we get a good representation of all that is sexy out there. ❋ Unknown (2005)

RACHEL GRIFFITHS, MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN: You watch some TV shows and you know there ` s like this massive, you know, competition going between you know, God, she ` s lost three pounds, oh she ` s now lost five pounds (UNINTELLIGIBLE) she ` s lost even more, and you know there ` s this like skinny thing that happens and they all start kind of whittling down. ❋ Unknown (2005)

You know, there ` s this, like, skinny thing that happens when they all start kind of whittling down. ❋ Unknown (2005)

This kind of whittling away at belief in the divinity of Jesus is scarcely new. ❋ Sheehan, Thomas (1984)

But both replied in almost identical terms, and I read an extract from one of the letters: I believe that the Allies have taken the correct line -- no 'whittling' away of our legal rights. ❋ Unknown (1959)

The German policy of attrition had not taken off as many ships as had been lost by Germany herself, and, as England's ships so far outnumbered her own, it may well be said that the "whittling" policy was not successful. ❋ Francis Trevelyan Miller (1902)

Let a dozen boys of ten years get together, and you will soon observe two or three are "whittling" out some ingenious device; working with locks or complicated machinery. ❋ Sridhar21 (2009)

"whittling" out some ingenious device; working with locks or complicated machinery. ❋ Unknown (1850)

Kodak has been whittling away at those benefits for years and says it wants to accelerate the process in Chapter 11 proceedings, which give companies latitude to escape burdensome obligations. ❋ Dana Mattioli (2012)

Industry-government efforts are whittling away at subtle threats, often to ground operations, that previously garnered less attention. ❋ Andy Pasztor (2011)

Fitch Credit Ratings estimates this is whittling coal sales by 63 million tons a year, equivalent to 6% of 2010 U.S. coal consumption. ❋ Rebecca Smith (2011)

Once upon a time I spent eight years writing a poem that begged to be turned into a novel, and then wasted another eight years whittling a novel down to a high-octane haiku. ❋ Marshallpayne1 (2010)

A fortnight ago senior managers met in Caversham to begin the process of whittling down the large number of suggestions put forward, including the one about BBC2 daytime. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He also appeared to reject the suggestion that it might be in BP's long-term interests to fight a lengthy legal battle in the hopes of whittling down the final spill fines. ❋ Alexis Flynn (2012)

[Billy] was completely whittling between [sam] and [jon] ❋ Maneater87 (2009)

to whittle [a piece] of [wood], to whittle a [pencil], to whittle off ❋ Maxims (2007)

[Everyone] was [passed out] ...[thank god] for whittle.... ❋ Whitlewolf Penis (2010)

I played a game of chess and was whittled in 6 moves. Or... Jim was so whittled from [gorging] himself on [gin] we had to carry him [back home]. ❋ Randy S (2005)

[ManA]: "daymmm. [She is] hot!" ManB: "[I know right]! She is such a Whittle!" <3 ❋ JoshyKeatz (2010)

Whittle, go put the coffee. You said you said you'd do it in [5 it's] been [10 minutes]. A 'whittle' will immediately [jump] to and do it. ❋ Rusty Cannon (2009)

Whittle [SR].--- "Those damn mexicans, smoking [reffer] in our [yard]!!!!" ❋ CMAC044 (2008)

[wow], [that guy] is [such a] whittle. ❋ Braswell (2008)

"[tiffany] [took] a [little whittle]" ❋ Victoria Whipple (2003)

[Spanky]: Look at my prom shirt...it's full of [sex and violence]! Stinker: Oh...I [whittled] my prom T-shirts. ❋ Dr. Dean (2006)