ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ ˈskʌlptj(ʊ)ə ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ ˈskʌlptj(ʊ)ə creating figures or designs in three dimensions shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material sculpt a swan out of a block of ice a three-dimensional work of plastic art