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carving out

carving out is the present participle and gerund of carve out.

Meaning of carve out

Verb

carve out (third-person singular simple present carves out, present participle carving out, simple past and past participle carved out)

  1. (literally, transitive) To hollow by carving.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.
    • I managed to carve out a niche for myself in the world of investigative journalism.
    Synonyms:
    forge

Questions about carving out

What is carving out the present participle and gerund of?
Carving out is the present participle and gerund of carve out.

Words near carving out in the dictionary

  1. carving
  2. carving fork
  3. carving forks
  4. carving knife
  5. carving knives
  6. carving out
  7. carving up
  8. carvings
  9. Carvins
  10. carvol
  11. carvols

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