sharpened
shor puhnd
- v make sharp or sharper
- v make crisp or more crisp and precise
- v become sharp or sharper
The debate sharpened - v put (an image) into focus; we cannot enjoy the movie"
- v make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper
- v raise the pitch of (musical notes)
- v give a point to
- v make (one's senses) more acute
- s having the point made sharp
a sharpened pencil - s made sharp or sharper
a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly
- Georgians had already felt the Kremlin's determination to keep the union intact, when Soviet paratroopers armed with sharpened spades brutally dispersed a nationalist demonstration .
- Broader markets have only sharpened the competition among the three rival companies that dominate the industry.
- After two weeks of sharpened attacks between the campaigns, Barack Obama is maintaining a narrow 5% lead over John McCain in the race for the White House, a new PTI poll shows .