widdle a stick

As verbs the difference between whittle and widdle

is that whittle is (transitive|or|intransitive) to cut or shape wood with a knife while widdle is (chiefly|british) to urinate.

How do you Widdle?

Push Stroke (Thumb Pushing)

Hold the wood in your left hand and the knife firmly in your right hand with the blade facing away from you. Place both your right and left thumbs on the back of the knife blade. Push the blade forward with your left thumb while your right thumb and fingers guide the blade through the wood.

What is the meaning of Wittle?

transitive verb. 1a : to pare or cut off chips from the surface of (wood) with a knife. b : to shape or form by so paring or cutting. 2 : to reduce, remove, or destroy gradually as if by cutting off bits with a knife : pare whittle down expenses. intransitive verb.

How do you spell Widdle?

widdle
wid·dle | ˈwidᵊl -ed/-ing/-s. ” plural -s.

Is Widdle a word?

Widdle definition

(childish, chiefly US) Little; used in imitation of childish speech.

What does whittle a stick mean?

to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife.

Can you whittle with any knife?

A Simple Pocket Knife

The simplest knife to use for whittling wood is a pocket knife. It’s easy to carry and has other functions, as well. Plus, unlike specialty knives, pocket knives can be found almost anywhere. Pocket knives with several different blades can give you variety in your cuts.

What age can kids Whittle?

Children as young as four years old can safely learn how to whittle with the proper guidance and patience from an experienced whittler. Most younger kids will excel at making simple cuts and basic shapes out of wood, then painting them for the finishing touches.

How can I whittle safely?

How to whittle safely
Always make sure an adult is supervising any wood carving activity.Practice using your peeler and knife on vegetables or a dry bar of soap before you get started on wood.Use a push stroke. Be patient and slice off a tiny bit at a time.

What is a fidgeting?

: to move or act restlessly or nervously. transitive verb. : to cause to move or act nervously.

What do you call someone who whittles?

whittler – someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime) do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum – person who does no work; “a lazy bum”

What is a wood whittler?

Whittling may refer either to the art of carving shapes out of raw wood using a knife or a time-occupying, non-artistic (contrast wood carving for artistic process) process of repeatedly shaving slivers from a piece of wood. It is used by many as a pastime, or as a way to make artistic creations.

Where did the word whittle come from?

Etymology 1

From Middle English whittel (“large knife”), an alteration of thwitel, itself from thwiten (“to whittle”), from Old English þwītan (“to strike down, whittle”), from Proto-Germanic *þwītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *tweys- (“to shake, hurl, toss”).

Is Widdle a scrabble word?

Yes, widdle is in the scrabble dictionary.

What does whittle down mean?

Definition of whittle down

: to gradually make (something) smaller by removing parts We whittled the list down to four people.

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