Definitions for sharing
shar·ing

Princeton's WordNet(2.75 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sharing(noun)

   using or enjoying something jointly with others

2. sharing(noun)

   having in common

   "the sharing of electrons creates molecules"

3. communion, sharing(noun)

   sharing thoughts and feelings

4. sharing, share-out(adj)

   a distribution in shares

5. sharing(adj)

   unselfishly willing to share with others

   "a warm and sharing friend"

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sharing

   of Share

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1. Sharing

   Sharing is the joint use of a resource or space. In its narrow sense, it refers to joint or alternating use of an inherently finite good, such as a common pasture or a shared residence. It is also the process of dividing and distributing. Apart from obvious instances, which we can observe in human activity, we can also find many examples of this happening in nature. When an organism takes in nutrition or oxygen for instance, its internal organs are designed to divide and distribute the energy taken in, to supply parts of its body that need it. Flowers divide and distribute their seeds. In a broader sense, it can also include free granting of use rights to a good that can be treated as a nonrival good, such as information. Still more loosely, “sharing” can actually mean giving something as an outright gift: for example, to “share” one's food really means to give some of it as a gift. Sharing is a basic component of human interaction, and is responsible for strengthening social ties and ensuring a person’s well-being.

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1. sharing

   Verb form of the word share.

   The family loved to share their food together.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 30, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sharing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4359

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sharing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3968

Anagrams for sharing »

1. garnish

How to pronounce sharing?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sharing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sharing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of sharing in a Sentence

1. Ellen Bravo:

   They found that ... 70% of the men who take this time ... three year later, they are sharing child-rearing and we know all kinds of benefits for babies when they have this kind of involvement, not to mention the joy for the father.

2. John Shehan:

   You have people sharing this material out of outrage, what they don't realize is, they are breaking the law. They are disseminating illegal material.

3. Phil Lesh -LRB- bass -RRB-:

   With the Pranksters, and with the Acid Test, we learned so much about sort of living in each others' heads, hearts, and bodies, and sharing music. Our concept of what constitutes music expanded greatly at that time. It comes from the disorientation that you have when you take LSD. You start piecing the world back together, and your realize, well I'm here to make music, whatever that is. (long pause) You know, it's hard for me to explain. Let me start over.

4. Benjamin Frost:

   A lot of what they seem to be doing is spending that money and companies are generally not doing badly either, they are sharing the love with pay increases and hopefully that will come back around into their tills again.

5. Gervais Pellissier:

   The Belgium market is too small to support more than two mobile networks, that means that eventually there will be a combination of the operators or there will be network sharing.

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