whittle at

whittle at something

to cut or carve at something. He just sat there, whittling at a chunk of wood. I am not carving anything, I am just whittling at some wood.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Antiochus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Holly	['hɔli]
Lane	[lein]
Durham	['dʌrəm]
Stapleton	['steipltən]
Lotus	LO-təs	English (Rare)