sharpening

Meaning of sharpening

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. make or become sharp or sharper.
    she sharpened her pencil
    her tone sharpened
  2. improve or cause to improve.
    they've got to sharpen up in front of the goal
    students will sharpen up their reading skills
  3. 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):

hone

Meaning sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon):

whet

Meaning sharpen on or with a strop:

strop

Meaning sharpen, smooth, or produce (something) by crushing or by friction:

grind

Meaning place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order:

file

Meaning provide with a border or edge:

edge

Meaning (of a plant or animal structure, e.g. a leaf) tapering to a point:

acuminate

Meaning make or become better:

improve

Meaning improve on or surpass (an existing or previous level or achievement):

better

Meaning intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of:

enhance

Meaning remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process:

refine

Meaning make (something) completely free from faults or defects; make as good as possible:

perfect

sharpening antonyms

Meaning make or become less sharp:

blunt

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