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whittle

/ˈwɪt̬.əl/

ចាំងឈើ

  1. verb ចាំងឈើ, កែច្នៃឈើដោយកាំបិត, ឆ្លាក់ឈើ
    to carve wood into an object by cutting small pieces off it with a knife
    ចាំងឈើជារូបរាងដោយកាត់កម្ទេចតូចៗចេញដោយប្រើកាំបិត
    He sat on the porch whittling a piece of wood.
    គាត់អង្គុយនៅលើរានហាលចាំងឈើមួយកំណាត់។
  2. verb កាត់បន្ថយបន្តិចម្តងៗ
    to reduce the size or amount of something gradually
    កាត់បន្ថយទំហំ ឬបរិមាណអ្វីមួយបន្តិចម្តងៗ
    We need to whittle down the list of candidates.
    យើងត្រូវកាត់បន្ថយបញ្ជីបេក្ខជនបន្តិចម្តងៗ។

Synonyms: carve, cut, pare, reduce, trim

Forms: whittled, whittling, whittles

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.