slivering

present participle of sliver
as in slicing
to cut into long slender pieces carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry

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“Slivering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivering. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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