# sharing

Pronunciation: say "SHAIR-ing" US /ˈʃɛɚ.ɪŋ/, UK /ˈʃɛə.ɹɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of share. — present participle and gerund of share
   - Simple: Present participle of share. Use this form for something happening right now.
   - _The roommates are sharing the cost of groceries this month._
   - _Sharing the workload evenly, the team finished ahead of schedule._

## Noun

2. The act by which something is divided among or given out to others.
   - Simple: The act of giving part of something to others, or letting others use it.
   - _The sharing of profits among the partners followed a strict formula._
   - _A culture of sharing made the volunteers eager to pool their tools._
3. A thing held in common between people, or a portion belonging to each.
   - Simple: A thing that two or more people have in common, or a part that each one gets.
   - _Their childhood in the same small town was a sharing they never forgot._
   - _Friendship often rests on some quiet sharing of values and memories._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sharing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).