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
Sage	SAYJ	English (Modern)
Mot	-	Near Eastern Mythology
Nomiki	-	Greek
Genovefa	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized, ?)
Rien (2)	REEN	Dutch
JØRn	-	Danish, Norwegian