sharp
adjective
having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing.
sharping
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present participleof sharp.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Looking beyond individual commodities, three broader macro forces are also sharping the market, said Guy Wolf, global head of market analytics at Marex.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026
Keaton’s comeback is the result, he says, of sharping his focus.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2014
Husky, usurious, "Doc" believed sharping made the victim sharp.
From Time Magazine Archive
Outwardly innocent, Santana's instrumental solos are long-lined and full of musical guile, bending, flatting and sharping with something of the intricacy of Oriental music.
From Time Magazine Archive
The breadth whereof was two paces, and seauen in heigth, artificiously sharping of the stone of Thebais called Pyrus.
From Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame by Robert Dallington
