sculpt

verb

ˈskəlpt How to pronounce sculpt (audio)
sculpted; sculpting; sculpts
Synonyms of sculptnext
: carve, sculpture

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She carefully sculpted the wood. The children painted and sculpted all morning. Sculpt your back with push-ups.
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They are being sculpted by intense radiation from nearby young stars, while new stars are forming inside the dense clouds. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026 But everything around it needed to be sculpted, sanded and polished by hand. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Clean and sculpted glamour Hilary Duff dazzles the polished side of her natal Venus in Libra with a white halter dress that feels clean, elegant and sensual. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 It is created by extremely hot plasma — highly energized, ionized gas — that's trapped and sculpted by the sun's magnetic field. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sculpt

Word History

Etymology

French sculpter, alteration of obsolete sculper, from Latin sculpere

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sculpt was in 1864

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“Sculpt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sculpt. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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