chipping away
1Chipping Sparrow — Adult in breeding plumage Conservation status …
2Chipping Warden — Coordinates: 52°08′10″N 1°16′19″W / 52.136°N 1.272°W / 52.136; 1.272 …
3Chipping Ongar — Coordinates: 51°42′11″N 0°14′38″E / 51.703°N 0.244°E / 51.703; 0.244 …
4Chipping — Chip Chip (ch[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chipped} (ch[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chipping}.] [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. {Chop} to cut.] 1. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a… …
5chip away at — chipping away at their defenses Syn: erode, wear down, wear away, whittle down, corrode, gnaw away at …
6chipping — The action of tearing away small bits or flakes of paint or of rubber from the tread of a tire. When larger pieces of rubber tear away, it is called chunking …
7chip away — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms chip away : present tense I/you/we/they chip away he/she/it chips away present participle chipping away past tense chipped away past participle chipped away 1) to gradually make something weaker,… …
8chip away — v. (d; intr.) to chip away at (to chip away at a rock; the police kept chipping away at their alibi) * * * [ tʃɪpə weɪ] (d; intr.) to chip away at (to chip away at a rock; the police kept chip awayping away at their alibi) …
9chip away — verb remove or withdraw gradually: These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life • Syn: ↑chip away at • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑take, ↑take away, ↑withdraw • Verb Frames …
10chip away at — verb remove or withdraw gradually: These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life • Syn: ↑chip away • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑take, ↑take away, ↑withdraw • Verb Frames: Somebo …
