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Raresharping
The correct spelling is sharping.
How to pronounce sharping
verb
Say it like: Sha-rpi-ng
The correct spelling is sharping. To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp. For example: "That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song!"
Usage Examples
“That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song!”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
- 2.To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
- 3.To sharpen.
noun
- 1.The raising of the pitch of a note by half a step.
- 2.Fraud; trickery; the acts of a sharper.
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