Past tense of chisel

Forms of chisel

Chiseled and chiselled in a sentence

• She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.
• Laws that protect the environment are being chiseled away.
• When the car crashed into the deck, it chiseled up sharp splinters of wood.From the entry chisel up
• Ignore him, he's only here because he chiseled in.From the entry chisel in
• He chiseled up the details on the sculpture.From the entry chisel up

Meaning of chisel

1. noun A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.
2. noun A part of any of various tools or devices that has an analogous purpose, cutting raw material or a workpiece during the process that the tool or device performs.
3. noun A part of some ploughs, next to the ploughshare, that helps cut into the soil and deal with obstructions such as rocks, roots, and stems.

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Questions about the past tense of chisel

What is the past tense of chisel?

The past tense of chisel is chiseled or chiselled.

What is the past participle of chisel?

The past participle of chisel is chiseled or chiselled.

Is chisel a regular or irregular verb?

Chisel is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.