1. cutting or shaping wood, stone, or metal with a chisel
Usage: present participle of chisel
2. obtaining something by cheating or fraud
Usage: informal

1. the act or process of cutting or shaping with a chisel

Examples

• The sculptor spent hours chiselling the marble into a beautiful statue.
• He was chiselling away at the wooden beam to create decorative details.
• The artist’s careful chiselling revealed the figure hidden in the stone.
• She caught him chiselling money from the company’s petty cash fund.
• The fine chiselling on the cathedral’s facade took years to complete.
• His chiselling technique improved with practice and patience.