carving

[kahr-ving]

noun

1. the act of fashioning or producing by cutting into or shaping solid material, as wood.

2. a carved design or figure.

carving

/ ˈkɑːvɪŋ /

noun

1. a figure or design produced by carving stone, wood, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of carving¹

See carve, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

I wrote about this name two months ago when it was still carving out a base, and since then it has reached my initial target of $358.

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There we heard stories of late-night confrontations between bodysnatchers and police, and admired a carving of a dancing skeleton on a famous surgeon’s memorial.

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As the ice keeps vaporizing, it gradually slides downhill, carving a long, deep trench with ridges on either side.

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Many of Jefferson and Jackson’s voters, however, became agents of what historians call the “market revolution,” carving out commercial farms from the landscape or becoming petty traders.

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It points this beam of intense radiation at the galaxy on the left, disrupting material within and carving out a gap in the gas and dust.

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