sharpen
/ˈʃɑɹpən/ verb B1- To make sharp. · to sharpen a pencil or a knife or a musical note
- To become sharp.
He/she/it sharpens · Past sharpened · Past participle sharpened · -ing form sharpening
Verb forms
- Base form
- sharpen
- He/she/it
- sharpens
- Past
- sharpened
- Past participle
- sharpened
- -ing form
- sharpening
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I have already recorded sentence of death, five or six times, against the movers of political conspiracies, and who can say how many daggers may be ready sharpened, and only waiting a favorable opportunity to be buried in my heart?”
They assembled on a certain day to carry out their purpose, and sharpened their horns for the contest.
Therefore it was decided to start upon their journey the next morning, and the Woodman sharpened his axe on a green grindstone and had all his joints properly oiled.
A Fox passing by asked him why he thus sharpened his teeth when there was no danger threatening from either huntsman or hound.
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