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The act by which something is sharpened. / (in the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened.

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sharpening

Noun

in-plural

The act by which something is sharpened. / (in the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened.

Japanese Meaning

研ぐこと、刃などを鋭くする行為 / 鉛筆を削る際に生じる削りかす

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The sharpening of my grandfather's pocket knife became a weekly ritual.

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祖父のポケットナイフの研ぎは毎週の習慣になった。

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Sense（1）

The act by which something is sharpened.

There are flourishes and coloratura passages in this art, heightenings and sharpenings of the line that serve only to give the needy linear system a value of its own in confrontation with nature.

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(in the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened.

sharpenings

（ plural ）

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