"sharpening" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sharpenings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sharpening (plural sharpenings)
  1. The act by which something is sharpened.
    Sense id: en-sharpening-en-noun-EcItycGv
  2. (in the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened. Tags: in-plural Translations (one who vexes): ὄξυσμα (óxusma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek)
    Sense id: en-sharpening-en-noun-RV14sO5m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 82 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 66 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 78 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 84 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 16 65 19 Disambiguation of 'one who vexes': 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sharpening stone

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sharpening
  1. present participle and gerund of sharpen Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sharpen
    Sense id: en-sharpening-en-verb-oC1Mb6mM

Inflected forms

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