"whittle down sth" in German to whittle down sth. etw. reduzieren etw. kürzen Detailed translations for "whittle down sth" to whittle down sth. to whittle down sth.(also: to wind down sth., to dial down sth., to slash sth., to scale back sth.) etw. reduzieren to whittle down sth.(also: to shorten sth., to abridge sth., to cut sth., to cut back sth.) etw. kürzen