Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to chisel
Participle: chiseled; chiselled
Gerund: chiseling; chiselling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | chisel |
| you | chisel |
| he;she;it | chisels |
| we | chisel |
| you | chisel |
| they | chisel |
Perfect
| I | have chiseled; chiselled |
| you | have chiseled; chiselled |
| he;she;it | has chiseled; chiselled |
| we | have chiseled; chiselled |
| you | have chiseled; chiselled |
| they | have chiseled; chiselled |
Past
| I | chiseled; chiselled |
| you | chiseled; chiselled |
| he;she;it | chiseled; chiselled |
| we | chiseled; chiselled |
| you | chiseled; chiselled |
| they | chiseled; chiselled |
Pluperfect
| I | had chiseled; chiselled |
| you | had chiseled; chiselled |
| he;she;it | had chiseled; chiselled |
| we | had chiseled; chiselled |
| you | had chiseled; chiselled |
| they | had chiseled; chiselled |
Future
| I | will chisel |
| you | will chisel |
| he;she;it | will chisel |
| we | will chisel |
| you | will chisel |
| they | will chisel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have chiseled; chiselled |
| you | will have chiseled; chiselled |
| he;she;it | will have chiseled; chiselled |
| we | will have chiseled; chiselled |
| you | will have chiseled; chiselled |
| they | will have chiseled; chiselled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | chisel |
| you | chisel |
| he;she;it | chisel |
| we | chisel |
| you | chisel |
| they | chisel |
Perfect
| I | have chiseled; chiselled |
| you | have chiseled; chiselled |
| he;she;it | have chiseled; chiselled |
| we | have chiseled; chiselled |
| you | have chiseled; chiselled |
| they | have chiseled; chiselled |
Imperfect
| I | chiseled; chiselled |
| you | chiseled; chiselled |
| he;she;it | chiseled; chiselled |
| we | chiseled; chiselled |
| you | chiseled; chiselled |
| they | chiseled; chiselled |
Pluperfect
| I | had chiseled; chiselled |
| you | had chiseled; chiselled |
| he;she;it | had chiseled; chiselled |
| we | had chiseled; chiselled |
| you | had chiseled; chiselled |
| they | had chiseled; chiselled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would chisel |
| you | would chisel |
| he;she;it | would chisel |
| we | would chisel |
| you | would chisel |
| they | would chisel |
Perfect
| I | would have chiseled; chiselled |
| you | would have chiseled; chiselled |
| he;she;it | would have chiseled; chiselled |
| we | would have chiseled; chiselled |
| you | would have chiseled; chiselled |
| they | would have chiseled; chiselled |
Imperative
| you | chisel |
| we | Let's chisel |
| you | chisel |
Verbs conjugated like 'chisel'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'chisel'
chapel,
chase,
chavel,
chese,
chide,
chief,
chill,
chime,
chine,
chinse,
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1323, from O.Fr.
cisel, from V.L.
*cisellum "cutting tool," from L.
caesellum, dim. of
caesus pp. of
caedere "to cut" (see concise). Slang sense of "to cheat, defraud" is first recorded in 1808 as
chizzel; origin and connection to the older word are obscure.
2. Etymology tree
3. Late Latin cīsōrium
4. Old French cisoir
5. Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
6. Proto-Indo-European *-is
7. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
8. Proto-Italic *-ālis
9. Latin -ālis
10. Old French -el
11. Old French cisel
12. Anglo-Norman chiselbor.
13. Middle English chisel
14. English chisel
15. From Middle English chisel, chesel, from Old Northern French chisel, cisel, from cisoir (with a change in suffix), from Late Latin cīsōrium (“cutting tool”), from Latin caedō (“cut”). Doublet of scissors. See: Latin '
caedō'.
Verbs referencing "chisel"
Esperanto
ĉizi.
Sample Sentences
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She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.
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Laws that protect the environment are being chiseled away.
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He's managed to chisel a couple dollars from somewhere.
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She can always chisel whatever she needs from her father.
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She's always either chiseling or groveling, it seems.