# sharping

Pronunciation: US say "SHARP-ing" /ˈʃɑɹpɪŋ/; UK say "SHAHP-ing" /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of sharp. — present participle and gerund of sharp
   - Simple: The -ing form of sharp. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The violinist was sharping slightly on the long notes, so the conductor stopped the rehearsal._
   - _The con artist made his money by sharping unwary travelers at cards._

## Noun

2. The raising of a note's pitch by half a step.
   - Simple: Making a note sound higher by half a step.
   - _The conductor objected to the gradual sharping in the violin section._
   - _A touch of deliberate sharping gave the phrase a tense, expectant color._
3. Fraud or trickery; the cheating practiced by a swindler.
   - Simple: Cheating people to take their money, often by clever tricks.
   - _He kept himself afloat through years of sharping at the gaming houses._
   - _The magistrate had heard of their sharping long before the pair were arrested._

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