Hyphenation of whittle

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word whittle? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

whit-tle

Definitions of whittle:

1.	English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
2.	Cut small bits or pare shavings from Whittle a piece of wood

Synonyms of whittle:

verb	pare, cut

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Hyphenator

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