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PRONUNCIATION OF CHISELLING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHISELLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chiselling is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb chiselling in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHISELLING

PRESENT

Present
I chisel
you chisel
he/she/it chisels
we chisel
you chisel
they chisel
Present continuous
I am chiselling
you are chiselling
he/she/it is chiselling
we are chiselling
you are chiselling
they are chiselling
Present perfect
I have chiselled
you have chiselled
he/she/it has chiselled
we have chiselled
you have chiselled
they have chiselled
Present perfect continuous
I have been chiselling
you have been chiselling
he/she/it has been chiselling
we have been chiselling
you have been chiselling
they have been chiselling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I chiselled
you chiselled
he/she/it chiselled
we chiselled
you chiselled
they chiselled
Past continuous
I was chiselling
you were chiselling
he/she/it was chiselling
we were chiselling
you were chiselling
they were chiselling
Past perfect
I had chiselled
you had chiselled
he/she/it had chiselled
we had chiselled
you had chiselled
they had chiselled
Past perfect continuous
I had been chiselling
you had been chiselling
he/she/it had been chiselling
we had been chiselling
you had been chiselling
they had been chiselling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will chisel
you will chisel
he/she/it will chisel
we will chisel
you will chisel
they will chisel
Future continuous
I will be chiselling
you will be chiselling
he/she/it will be chiselling
we will be chiselling
you will be chiselling
they will be chiselling
Future perfect
I will have chiselled
you will have chiselled
he/she/it will have chiselled
we will have chiselled
you will have chiselled
they will have chiselled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been chiselling
you will have been chiselling
he/she/it will have been chiselling
we will have been chiselling
you will have been chiselling
they will have been chiselling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would chiselling
you would chiselling
he/she/it would chiselling
we would chiselling
you would chiselling
they would chiselling
Conditional continuous
I would be chiselling
you would be chiselling
he/she/it would be chiselling
we would be chiselling
you would be chiselling
they would be chiselling
Conditional perfect
I would have chiselling
you would have chiselling
he/she/it would have chiselling
we would have chiselling
you would have chiselling
they would have chiselling
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been chiselling
you would have been chiselling
he/she/it would have been chiselling
we would have been chiselling
you would have been chiselling
they would have been chiselling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you chisel
we let´s chisel
you chisel
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to chisel
Past participle
chiselled
Present Participle
chiselling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHISELLING

chirrupy
chirt
chiru
chirurgeon
chirurgeonly
chirurgery
chirurgical
chisel
chiselled
chiseller
chisellings
Chishima
Chisimaio
chit
Chita
chital
chitarrone
chitarroni
chitchat
chitchatted

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHISELLING

bestselling
billing
calling
chilling
controlling
direct selling
drilling
falling
feeling
filling
hot-selling
installing
killing
modelling
rolling
scrolling
selling
spelling
telling
travelling
willing

Synonyms and antonyms of chiselling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chiselling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHISELLING

Find out the translation of chiselling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chiselling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chiselling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

开凿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cincelado
570 millions of speakers

English

chiselling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chiselling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نقش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

долбление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cinzelar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chiselling
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ciselure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chiselling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Meißeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

chiselling
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

즐링
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chiselling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உளியால் வெட்டல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिझल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

keskilemede
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scalpellatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dłutowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

довбання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dăltuire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλέμισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mejsling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

meisling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chiselling

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHISELLING»

The term «chiselling» is normally little used and occupies the 108.881 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHISELLING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chiselling» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chiselling» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chiselling

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHISELLING»

Discover the use of chiselling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chiselling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How I Escaped My Certain Fate
[noise of chiselling] 'Prostitute. [chiselling] Not a woman who works as a prostitute . [chiselling] A prostitute. [chiselling] P.S. [chiselling] I hate women, obviously. [ chiselling] And I'm glad when they die. [chiselling] Yours, [chiselling] Richard ...
Stewart Lee, 2010
2
The Teacher's Hand-book of Slöjd: As Practised and Taught at ...
Sawing off, long sawing, face planing, edge planing, squaring, gauging, gouging with gouge and spoon-iron, scraping, perpendicular chiselling, filing, convex modelling with the plane, smoothing-up. 16. Sawing off, face planing, edge planing, ...
Otto Aron Salomon, Carl Nordendahl, Alfred Johansson, 1904
3
Prehension and Hafting Traces on Flint Tools: A Methodology
The haft type (juxtaposed) and the material worked (wood) remain the same. 5.1. 3.1 High-pressure use motions: adzing and chiselling One adzing tool and six chiselling tools were examined (Fig. 5.34). The distal part of exp. 10/26 was hafted, ...
Veerle Rots, 2010
4
Design Technology Design in Life Lower Secondary 2
For Wood Chisels are used to remove small amounts of wood such as cutting slots or grooves. A firmer chisel is used for general chiselling. A bevel-edged chisel is used for light chiselling, such as when cleaning up joints. When using a chisel, ...
Peter Stensel, 2006
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The Essentials of AQA.: Design and technology. Product design
CHISELLING ANP PLANING Processing Materials Chiselling is a process which can be used on timber and metals. Wood chisels are used on timber and cold chisels on metal. Chiselling involves using a wedge shaped cutting action.
Brian Russell, 2003
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Refurbishment Manual: Maintenance, Conversions, Extensions
The advantage of scour— ing over chiselling is that there is much less vibration and therefore much less damage to the underlying masonry and the adjacent plaster that should remain intact. The disadvantages are the noise and the dust, ...
Georg Giebeler, Harald Krause, Rainer Fisch, 2009
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The Essentials of G.C.S.E. Design and Technology: Resistant ...
CHISELLING Cutting Materials Chiselling is a process which can be used on timber and metals. Wood chisels are used on timber and cold chisels on metal. Chiselling involves using a wedge shaped cutting action. Chiselling Wood Firmer  ...
Brian Russell, 2002
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MECHANICAL WORKSHOP PRACTICE
Chiselling is the process of removal of wood in very small quantities by cutting like scraping process, using a chisel alone after holding the chisel in the two hands. The workpiece is usually gripped on a vice or bench hold fast. To make the ...
K. C. JOHN, 2010
9
The Essentials of GCSE Design & Technology: Electronic Products
Chiselling. Actions. Horizontal paring Vertical paring Chopping Mortising machines can be used to cut deep recesses for joints Materials Hand Planing Planing works on a wedge-shaped cutting action. ^otucUtte Revision Guides ...
David McHugh, 1996
10
The Haunting of Nathaniel Wolfe
13. CHISELLING. CHARLIE. As soon as he turned into his street, however, he knew that something was up. A crowd had gathered around Mrs Bizzantine's house, and as he drew nearer he saw that Cicero was leaning out of the window.
Brian Keaney, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHISELLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chiselling is used in the context of the following news items.
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Davenport/Austin in doubles - court 18
Williams is chiselling away though and has worked her way back to deuce... Maybe a chance here. *Williams 2-5 Azarenka. Posted at 17:08. Getty Images. «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
2
Destigmatising mental illness through sculpture
The sculptor is preparing to take receivership of the marble, and will then begin the task of chipping and chiselling it into the curvaceous design ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
3
Walk down the wrong street and you're back in prison: the …
Two of them, who had subsequently befriended Y, wrote in the Guardian that a government “that seems bent on chiselling away at civil ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Toi Pōneke exhibition - As A Lattice
... a unique energy to the installation. When I look at each piece, I remember exactly how I felt at the time I was chiselling away, or layering it up. «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Can Graeme McDowell win three in a row? – Irish Mirror Online
“It means stripping all the technical stuff out of my mind and get back to basics, and also catch-up with Pete as I have been chiselling away by ... «The Bell Jar, Jul 15»
6
Shawna Ashman inspired to paint
It is important to keep in mind that artists tend to enjoy their work. That sense of satisfaction is presumably why they keep chiselling away at it, ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
7
Weaving a career out of basketmaking in the middle of a digital age
We used to make dolls from sticks and mud and we also had the use of my father's tools so I loved chiselling, whittling, cutting, sewing and ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
Graeme McDowell ready to rebuild game after crashing out of …
“I have been chiselling away by myself the last few weeks and now I will catch-up with Pete. “So I'm off to Scotland for an early practice round at ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
9
Graeme McDowell misses French connection but won't ring alarm …
“It means stripping all the technical stuff out of my mind and get back to basics, and also catch-up with Pete as I have been chiselling away by ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
10
Resoled Tyres Used by KSRTC Pose Threat | Thiruvananthapuram …
Usually, the tyres are resoled by chiselling the edges of the three layers of the tyres. When we examined the front wheels of most of the KSRTC ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»

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