carving

American  

[kahr-ving] / ˈkɑr vɪŋ /

noun

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

2. a carved design or figure.

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carving British  

/ ˈkɑːvɪŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of carving

See carve, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Firefighters were seeking to contain the fire using preexisting features such as roads, ridges and trails rather than carving a fire line through the island’s sensitive ecosystems, he said.

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

Choosing to directly take on the major airlines, rather than carving out niche routes, was a critical error that doomed the company.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 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

Related Words

• design
• painting