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sharing

sharing

56 1.8
Talking with others to tell and hear thoughts and feelings
  • noun
  • /ˈʃɛrɪŋ/
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  • Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings with me during our conversation.
  • sharing experiences
  • sharing personal stories
  • sharing ideas

Examples

  • So thanks for sharing your knowledge with me.

  • Thank you for sharing your life with us.

  • Maybe it's more like sharing how you feel, right?

  • Thank you, first of all, for sharing that story, of course.

  • I started writing and sharing about my past.

  • So thank you for all the sharing you've done in the past.

  • An important aspect of sharing in this sense needs to be amplified.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Social networking is widespread among teenagers, who are accustomed to online sharing of information.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Our 21st-century learners need opportunities to develop skills in creating, sharing, and remixing digital content.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Sharing is caring, right?

Synonyms

communication
vssharing
798 2.1

The act of sharing information, ideas, or feelings with other people

emphasizes mutual expression of personal thoughts and feelings
talking
vssharing
504 1.0

An activity of sharing ideas or information by speaking to someone

covers expressing or exchanging thoughts and feelings beyond just speech
communion
vssharing
21 7.2

A close sharing of feelings and thoughts between people

covers ordinary expression of thoughts and feelings, not necessarily intimate
social intercourse
vssharing
  • Archaic
1 7.4

Talking and sharing feelings with other people

is broader, not limited to conversation or direct interaction
communicating
vssharing
1 2.4

Sharing information, thoughts, or feelings with others

focuses specifically on expressing personal thoughts and feelings
to discussing
vssharing
1.8

Talking with someone to share ideas and opinions

includes personal feelings as well as thoughts, not only ideas
imparting
vssharing
4.2

An act of giving information or skills to other people

is mutual expression of thoughts and feelings rather than one-way information giving

Antonyms

1 5.3

An act of hiding something so people do not know about it

Idioms

sharing is caring
  • Baby Talk
2.9

Giving things or help to others because you care shows kindness

Compounds

file sharing
  • Texting
13 2.9

A way to send digital files like documents or music over the internet, sometimes without permission

profit sharing
  • Specialized
5 3.0

A plan where workers get part of a company's earnings as extra pay

revenue sharing
  • Specialized
4 3.7

A contract that gives participants part of income from a product or service

revenue sharing
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Giving part of government tax money to state or local authorities

time-sharing
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A way for several people to use one computer at the same time

time sharing
  • Specialized
4.2

A system that lets many people use one computer at the same time

A plan where several people share use of a vacation home for specific weeks each year

A way of dividing time and resources among people and tasks by a schedule

How Open

revealing
38 4.0
to open up
  • Informal
149 2.9
confiding
5.8
sharing
56 1.8
to keep back
4 5.1

Surface Forms

sharing singular
sharings plural

Morphology

sharing = share (transparent) = share + ing

This nominal sense (expressing exchange of thoughts/feelings) is a direct gerund/nominalization of 'share' and is semantically regular.

Etymology

Sharing comes from share, which meant a 'part', so when you share thoughts or feelings you give a part of yourself to someone else. That's why sharing can mean talking about your ideas and emotions with others.