As verbs the difference between whittling and hewn
is that whittling is while hewn is .
As a noun whittling
is (usually|in the plural) a chip or shaving whittled from some larger substance.
As an adjective hewn is
made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
whittling
English
Verb
(head)
Noun
(
en noun)
(usually, in the plural) A chip or shaving whittled from some larger substance.
hewn
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
Of something that has been cut or mowed down.
Related terms
* rough-hewn
Verb
(head)
Synonyms
* hewed
Anagrams
* when