Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sharpening

/ʃˈɑɹpənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
sharp-en-ing
IPA
/ʃˈɑɹpənɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of sharpen

noun

The act by which something is sharpened.

noun

The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

sharpenings (plural)

Derived Forms

pansharpening

Phrases

sharpening stone

Questions

How do you pronounce sharpening?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɑɹpənɪŋ/.
What does sharpening mean?
present participle and gerund of sharpen

How to pronounce sharpening

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