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Uncommonsharpening
The correct spelling is sharpening.
How to pronounce sharpening
verb
Say it like: Sha-rpe-nin-g
The correct spelling is sharpening. (sometimes figurative) To make sharp. For example: "to sharpen a pencil or a knife or a musical note"
Usage Examples
“to sharpen a pencil or a knife or a musical note”
Meanings
verb
- 1.(sometimes figurative) To make sharp.
- 2.To become sharp.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is sharpened.
- 2.(in the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened.
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