stropping

verb

present participle of strop
as in sharpening
to make sharp or sharper at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades

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  1. sharpening
  2. grinding
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  • The expert becomes the manager of an artificial team, reviewing, redirecting, correcting, and sharpening outputs at speed.
    — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Virgo Moon moves through your 3rd House of Communication, sharpening your attention to words, timing, errands, and local conversations.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sharpening
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  • Kruz and Josie catch the guy’s eye on the dance floor and invite him to join their impromptu grinding session, which is also when Joe catches the pair touching in a way that suggests relationship-level familiarity.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2026
  • But almost all beef that is meant to be used for grinding beef, which comes from Australia or Brazil, is frozen, and a large portion of that goes to food service operations, mostly fast food companies.
    — Dan Mangan,Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of grinding
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“Stropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stropping. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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