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SHARP-ens
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"sharpens" has 2 syllables: sharp-ens.
verb
“to sharpen a pencil or a knife or a musical note”
"Sharpens" has 2 syllables: sharp · ens.
Sharpens: (sometimes figurative) To make sharp.
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