sharping

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of sharp
2. noun The raising of the pitch of a note by half a step.
3. noun Fraud; trickery; the acts of a sharper.

Similar words

sharpened pointed acuate edged cutting piercing stabbing knifelike penetrating penetrative

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