Sharpening can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| sharpen - give a point to; "The candles are tapered" | ||
| sharpen - make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives" | ||
| sharpen - raise the pitch of (musical notes) | ||
| sharpen - make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper | ||
| sharpen - make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments" | ||
| sharpen - make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision" | ||
| sharpen - become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened" | ||
| sharpen - put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" |
| # | Sentence | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | verb | Your pencils need sharpening. | |
| 2. | verb | The new boy made up to his teacher by sharpening her pencils. | |
| 3. | verb | A cat was sharpening its claws against a post. | |
| 4. | verb | He was sharpening a knife. | |
| 5. | verb | Tom is sharpening a knife. | |
| 6. | verb | I am sharpening my sword. | |
| 7. | verb | Tom sat at the kitchen table, sharpening a knife. | |
| 8. | verb | Tom is pretty good at sharpening knives. | |
| 9. | verb | We're sharpening the knives. | |
| 10. | verb | If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first six hours sharpening the ax. | |
| 11. | verb | The pencil is blunt. It needs sharpening. | |
| 12. | verb | Tom is sharpening his pencil. | |
| 13. | verb | These pencils need sharpening. | |
| 14. | verb | Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. | |
| 15. | verb | Tom is sharpening his knife. |
| Sentence | |
|---|---|
| verb | |
| Your pencils need sharpening. | |
| The new boy made up to his teacher by sharpening her pencils. | |
| A cat was sharpening its claws against a post. | |
| He was sharpening a knife. | |
| Tom is sharpening a knife. | |
| I am sharpening my sword. | |
| Tom sat at the kitchen table, sharpening a knife. | |
| Tom is pretty good at sharpening knives. | |
| We're sharpening the knives. | |
| If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first six hours sharpening the ax. | |
| The pencil is blunt. It needs sharpening. | |
| Tom is sharpening his pencil. | |
| These pencils need sharpening. | |
| Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. | |
| Tom is sharpening his knife. | |