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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sharingnoun

    using or enjoying something jointly with others

  2. sharingnoun

    having in common

    "the sharing of electrons creates molecules"

  3. communion, sharingnoun

    sharing thoughts and feelings

  4. sharing, share-outadjective

    a distribution in shares

  5. sharingadjective

    unselfishly willing to share with others

    "a warm and sharing friend"

ChatGPT

  1. Sharing

    Sharing is the act of distributing or giving a portion or part of something (such as an object, information, resources, or experiences) to others, often with the intention of benefiting both parties involved. It involves voluntary and mutual exchange, cooperation, or collaboration, where individuals or groups contribute or divide resources, ideas, or responsibilities for a common purpose or to meet mutual needs. Sharing promotes inclusivity, empathy, and community, fostering a sense of connection and promoting the well-being of individuals and society as a whole.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sharing

    of Share

Freebase

  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.

Editors Contribution

  1. sharingverb

    Verb form of the word share.

    The family loved to share their food together.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 30, 2020  

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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

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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. Calvin Trillin:

    Marriage is not merely sharing the fettucini, but sharing the burden of finding the fettucini restaurant in the first place.

  2. Loren Weisman:

    Are you sharing content to appear stronger or are you sharing content to present your authentic strength?

  3. Wesley Donehue:

    They are a couple steps ahead in technology, but light years ahead in culture, democrats put a larger emphasis on digital and data and technology, they put more money into it, they are better at sharing it. Republicans are much more guarded in sharing their resources.

  4. Ron Shiach:

    We are committed to transparency – which means sharing where we are and where we plan to go. We encourage other companies to join us by transparently sharing their progress.

  5. Churchill:

    The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.

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