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
Bonifatius	-	Late Roman
Tuva	-	Swedish, Norwegian
Min	meen (Korean)	Chinese, Korean
Wasswa	-	Eastern African, Ganda
Tilly	TIL-ee	English
MieczysŁAwa	mye-chi-SWAH-vah	Polish