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  • present participle of carve.
Definitions

carving

[kahr-ving] / ˈkɑr vɪŋ /






NOUN
statuary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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As for the Wolverines, it’s barely pumpkin carving season, and it’s getting ugly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Before carving out a career in sports broadcasting and voice acting, Horton was just a teenaged high school basketball reject.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

They refer to the "much-married" earl as getting out his "crested carving knives".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

In Kanazawa, workers dressed in full-body overalls haul large blocks of ice across the factory floor, before starting on the delicate work of carving perfect spheres, cubes and rectangular blocks with cut corners.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Baba was bending over a large pile of wood, which he seemed to be carving as part of a wide veranda on the new building.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

Some will feature hidden messages within ancient carvings, while others will emphasize photo opportunities with Paul Atreides’ throne, allowing guests to attempt their best Timothée Chalamet impression.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

That animating spirit courses through “Celtic Art Across the Ages,” a nearly 300-object survey of jewelry, armor, chariot fittings, manuscripts, vessels, coins, carvings and textiles at the Harvard Art Museums, its sole venue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

There are five infinity fountains, also clad in carvings, punctuating the space while fragrant native plants perfume the warm, dry L.A. air, identified by information cards written in Halsey’s recognizable script.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

The grand palace in the luxury Palmeraie neighbourhood of Marrakech has been described as an architectural masterpiece, built by 1,300 craftsmen and featuring ornate carvings and mosaics.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

The splintery carvings bit into his skin, but he could not make sense of them.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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