Synonyms for carving
ˈkɑr vɪŋcarv·ing

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1. carvingnoun

   a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape

   Synonyms:
   cutting, sculpture

2. carving, cuttingnoun

   removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

   Synonyms:
   clipping, thinning, cutting off, film editing, slip, press clipping, cut, cutting, sculpture, newspaper clipping, press cutting

3. sculpture, carvingnoun

   creating figures or designs in three dimensions

   Synonyms:
   sculpture, cutting

Matched Categories

1. • Artistic Creation
   • Creating By Removal
   • Fine Arts
   • Sculpture

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1. desire

   Submitted by acronimous on March 24, 2019  

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1. carvingnoun

   Synonyms:
   sculpture (in wood or ivory)

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1. carvingnoun

   Synonyms:
   sculpture (in wood or ivory), anaglyptics, anaglyphy

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1. List of paraphrases for "carving":

   sculpture, sculptures, carvings, engraving, sculpting

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How to use carving in a sentence?

1. Anais Nin:

   We are like sculptors, constantly carving out of others the image we long for, need, love or desire, often against reality, against their benefit, and always, in the end, a disappointment, because it does not fit them.

2. Meghan Markle:

   They were so sweet and funny, i just found them very inspiring. They’re carving out their own lives. They’re carving out their lives for their kids.

3. Jennifer Pizer:

   [W]e are witness yet again to the unrelenting anti-LGBTQ crusade being waged by self-described Christian fundamentalist legal groups aiming to chip away at the hard-won gains of LGBTQ people by carving out swaths of territory where discrimination can flourish, the constitutional protections for religious freedom and free speech were never intended as weapons of discrimination for those doing business with the general public.

4. Brady Smith:

   On Monday, Feb.15, we became aware -- via media and public reports -- of an Instagram posting by Vanessa Hudgens showing a scratching or carving of a heart with two names in it on a rock that allegedly is on the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest.

5. Raymond Chandler:

   There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen.