/ˈwɪt. əl/
to gradually reduce the size or importance of something
کم کم و به مرور زمان از اندازه و اهمیت چیزی کاستن
These measures will whittle away at the budget deficit
We’ve whittled away at our debts
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It seems that we’ll keep whittling away at their constraints, and in the extreme case they will reach human performance on virtually every intellectual task
کم کم و به مرور زمان از اندازه و اهمیت چیزی کاستن
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