chip at

chip (away) at something

to break off tiny pieces of something little by little. The mason chipped away at the bricks. He chipped at the block of marble gently.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
FÉLicienne	-	French
Teja	-	Slovene
Bernie	BUR-nee	English
Pontus	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Nigul	-	Estonian
Severin	ZE-ve-reen (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish