whittle away whittle • whittle down · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · whittle away · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) cut away in small pieces. Synonyms: whittle away, whittle down, wear away. · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · whittle down · · Synonym 1 wear away · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077 y latin small letter y U+0079