sharping

USSHARP-ing/ˈʃɑɹpɪŋ/UKSHAHP-ing/ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/

3 meanings of sharping

1
verb
The -ing form of sharp. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
The nervous singer kept sharping the high notes.
The dealer was caught sharping the new players at the table.
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2
noununcountable
Making a note sound higher by half a step.
Like nudging a sound just a little higher than where it started.
The teacher heard a slight sharping in the boy's high notes.
A little sharping on the last note made the tune feel brighter.
Oppositeflattening
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3
noununcountable
Cheating people to take their money, often by clever tricks.
Like winning a game by secretly breaking the rules so no one notices.
He made a good living through sharping at the card tables.
Their sharping was exposed when a marked card slipped from his sleeve.
Similarcheating, swindling, fraud, trickery

sharping is a form of sharp

sharp, verb: To raise a musical note by a half step. Full entry

Forms: sharpsharps he/she/itsharping -ing formsharped past tense, past participle
Spelling: sharp → sharping: add -ing

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