ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sharpening

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Sharpening is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of sharpen.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of sharpen.

More Meanings

  1. The act by which something is sharpened.
  2. (in the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened.

Example Sentences

There are flourishes and coloratura passages in this art, heightenings and sharpenings of the line that serve only to give the needy linear system a value of its own in confrontation with nature.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include taper, heighten, focus, point, lifting, leveling.

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