whittles
v. 切,削(木头),使逐渐变小( whittle的第三人称单数 )
If you whittle something from a piece of wood, you carve it by cutting pieces off the wood with a knife.
He whittled a new handle for his ax...
他给斧头削了一个新把手。
Chitty sat in his rocking-chair whittling wood.
奇蒂坐在摇椅上削着木头。