Definition of sharpening

"sharpening" in the verb sense

1. sharpen

make sharp or sharper

"sharpen the knives"

2. sharpen

make crisp or more crisp and precise

"We had to sharpen our arguments"

3. sharpen

become sharp or sharper

"The debate sharpened"

4. focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen

put (an image) into focus we cannot enjoy the movie"

"Please focus the image

5. sharpen

make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

6. sharpen

raise the pitch of (musical notes)

7. sharpen, taper, point

give a point to

"The candles are tapered"

8. sharpen, heighten

make (one's senses) more acute

"This drug will sharpen your vision"

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Quotations for sharpening

Invention is activity of mind, as fire is air in motion; a sharpening of the spiritual sight, to discern hidden aptitudes. [ Tupper ]

As diamond cuts diamond, and one hone smooths a second, all the parts of intellect are whetstones to each other; and genius, which is but the result of their mutual sharpening, is character, too. [ C. A. Bartol ]

sharpening in Scrabble®

The word sharpening is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters sharpening:

SHARPENING
(153)
SHARPENING
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (34 words)

arshine, earning, engrasp, erasing, gainers, garnish, gaspier, gnasher, hangers, harpies, harping, heaping, hearing, heparin, hernias, insaner, nearing, parings, parsing, phasing, pingers, rasping, reaping, regains, rehangs, searing, shaping, sharing, sharpen, sharpie, snaring, spanner, sparing, spinner

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word sharpening

SHARPENING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In sharpening

SHARPENING
(153)
SHARPENING
(153)
SHAPING
(102 = 52 + 50)
SHARPENING
(102)
HARPING
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SHARPENING
(102)
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SHARPIE
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SHARPEN
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SHARPEN
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GNASHER
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REHANGS
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GARNISH
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SHARPIE
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REHANGS
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GARNISH
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GNASHER
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SHARING
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HERNIAS
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PHASING
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ARSHINE
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ARSHINE
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REAPING
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RASPING
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RASPING
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ENGRASP
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sharpening in Words With Friends™

The word sharpening is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters sharpening:

SHARPENING
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (34 words)

arshine, earning, engrasp, erasing, gainers, garnish, gaspier, gnasher, hangers, harpies, harping, heaping, hearing, heparin, hernias, insaner, nearing, parings, parsing, phasing, pingers, rasping, reaping, regains, rehangs, searing, shaping, sharing, sharpen, sharpie, snaring, spanner, sparing, spinner

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word sharpening

SHARPENING
(279)
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(207)
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(138)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In sharpening

SHARPENING
(279)
SHARPENING
(207)
SHARPENING
(138)
SHARPENING
(126)
SHAPING
(122 = 87 + 35)
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PINGERS
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PARINGS
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GASPIER
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GASPIER
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SHARPIE
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GARNISH
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SHARPENING
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Words within the letters of sharpening

2 letter words in sharpening (17 words)

9 letter words in sharpening (1 word)

10 letter words in sharpening (1 word)

sharpening + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence sharpening

Words that start with sharpening (1 word)

Words with sharpening in them (1 word)

Words that end with sharpening (3 words)

Word Growth involving sharpening

Shorter words in sharpening

in

en pen sharpen

pe pen sharpen

ar harp sharp sharpen

ha harp sharp sharpen

Longer words containing sharpening

resharpening presharpening