carving
Americannoun
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the act of fashioning or producing by cutting into or shaping solid material, as wood.
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a carved design or figure.
noun
Etymology
Origin of carving
Example Sentences
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“We have to ask hard questions, such as, have we thought of carving off money for a potential health challenge?”
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
When she took a ceramics class in 2015, she started making vases, animals and decor, often hand-building and carving her unique vessels while watching TV in her living room.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
The resulting floods tore through the landscape, carving deep channels as the water rushed downhill.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
Earnings are impressive, but Intuitive is still a young company carving out a business in the growing space economy.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
So they had to live differently, carving out communities in the spaces they felt they could defend.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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