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chiseling out

chiseling out is the present participle and gerund of chisel out.

Meaning of chisel out

Verb

chisel out (third-person singular simple present chisels out, present participle (US) chiseling out or (UK) chiselling out, simple past and past participle (US) chiseled out or (UK) chiselled out)

  1. (literally, transitive) To empty, hollow or remove substance from (something) using a chisel.
  2. (transitive) To make (something) into an exception; to place (a topic) out of consideration.
    • We have to chisel out school funding from the debate.

Questions about chiseling out

What is chiseling out the present participle and gerund of?
Chiseling out is the present participle and gerund of chisel out.

Words near chiseling out in the dictionary

  1. chiseled up
  2. chiseler
  3. chiselers
  4. chiseling
  5. chiseling in
  6. chiseling out
  7. chiseling up
  8. chiselings
  9. chiselled
  10. chiselled in
  11. chiselled out

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