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sharping

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. 1.To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
  2. 2.To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
  3. 3.To sharpen.

noun

  1. 1.The raising of the pitch of a note by half a step.
  2. 2.Fraud; trickery; the acts of a sharper.

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