sharped

verb

past tense of sharp
as in lilted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharped
  1. hummed
  2. quavered
  3. trilled
  4. crooned
  5. warbled
  6. harmonized
  7. trolled
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  • The town's only hospital hummed with ambulances, burial teams and a steady stream of patients.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • DeChambeau hummed and whistled and messed with the 15 or so reporters still waiting him out.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of hummed
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  • The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of quavered
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  • This was a funhouse reality, in which children were lost and predators roamed, but through which white harts leapt through shafts of sunlight, songbirds trilled, and where honey and berries and acorns might be foraged for free.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • Femme tunes trilled in the background.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Definition of trilled
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  • Nat King Cole crooned about its kicks in a 1946 hit song.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Adam Sandler crooned it in the 2006 Click, as the soundtrack to his first kiss with Kate Beckinsale.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of crooned
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  • Her distinctive voice has been Widowspeak’s emblem since the band first emerged, warbled like Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval over CB radio.
    — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
Definition of warbled
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  • And because Poland is part of the European Union, many aspects of its tax system, especially VAT, is harmonized with the EU law.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Designed by quietly visionary Kyoto architect Shiro Miura of Rokukaku-ya studio, the village-like composition echoes ancient Japanese Jomon settlements, with architecture gently harmonized with nature.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2026
Definition of harmonized
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  • The comedian and actress trolled the happy couple with several Instagram posts, including a spoof outfit for Thursday night’s rehearsal dinner and a still from her TV series Life & Beth.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
  • This is not the first time Newsom’s press office has trolled a politician.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026
Definition of trolled
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