sharpening
Meaning of sharpening
verb, gerund or present participle
- make or become sharp or sharper.
she sharpened her pencil
her tone sharpened
- improve or cause to improve.
they've got to sharpen up in front of the goal
students will sharpen up their reading skills
- raise the pitch of (a note) by a semitone.
Information about sharpening
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of sharpening
sharp-en-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- sharpening is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
sharpening synonyms
Meaning sharpen (a blade):
Meaning sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon):
Meaning sharpen on or with a strop:
Meaning sharpen, smooth, or produce (something) by crushing or by friction:
Meaning place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order:
Meaning provide with a border or edge:
Meaning (of a plant or animal structure, e.g. a leaf) tapering to a point:
Meaning make or become better:
Meaning improve on or surpass (an existing or previous level or achievement):
Meaning intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of:
Meaning remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process:
Meaning make (something) completely free from faults or defects; make as good as possible:
sharpening antonyms
Meaning make or become less sharp:
Words that rhyme with sharpening
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