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
Walt	WAWLT	English
Bastet	BAHS-tet (English)	Egyptian Mythology
Alison	AL-i-sən (English), a-lee-SAWN (French)	English, French
Inma	-	Spanish
Arik	-	Hebrew
Traherne	-	Welsh