No. 3,854 in German
spitzen
"Spitzen" means "to sharpen" in English.
In a sentence
Er spitzt seinen Bleistift im Klassenzimmer.
He sharpens his pencil in the classroom.
In this sentence, 'spitzen' refers to the action of sharpening objects like pencils.
Die spitzen Berge waren im Nebel kaum zu sehen.
The pointed mountains were barely visible in the fog.
Here, 'spitzen' describes the sharp or pointed shape of the mountains, used adjectivally.
Ihre Bemerkung spitzte die Unterhaltung zu.
Her comment escalated the conversation.
In this sentence, 'spitzen' figuratively implies intensifying a situation or making something acute.
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