slivering
Making narrow strips
Slivering is the act of cutting or breaking something into thin, narrow pieces called slivers.
You might sliver almonds for a cake topping or watch wood slivering off as you whittle.
The word also applies to things that divide themselves into thin strips: The mirror shattered, glass slivering across the floor.
In textile manufacturing, slivering refers to the process of forming fibers into loose, untwisted strands before spinning.
Cutting into portions
- shavingRemoving hair with blade
- paringCutting away rind
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
- carvingShaping by cutting away
filleting · shredding · sectioning · segmenting · dividing · separating · fragmenting · splitting
Broken fragments of brittle material
- stripsNarrow cut pieces
- shavingsThin strips removed
- splintersThin sharp broken fragments
- fragmentsIncomplete broken pieces
ribbons · strands · shivers · flakes · chips · parings · wafers · wedges
slicing
Cutting into portions
carving · filleting · shredding · sectioning · segmenting · dividing · separating · fragmenting · splitting · peeling
shards
Broken fragments of brittle material
fragments · ribbons · strands · shivers · flakes · chips · parings · wafers · wedges · curls
blade
Flat cutting edge
cut · mandoline · slicer · peeler · grater · scalpel · keen · precision · fine · delicate
almonds
Edible tree drupes
vegetables · onions · truffles · chocolate · meat · fish · carrots · cabbage · potatoes · radishes
sliveringchunking
Dividing into manageable parts
cubing · quartering · halving · slabbing · dicing
sliveringcombining
Joining multiple elements
joining · fusing · merging · assembling · piecing together