whet
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Verb
whetting, present participle; whets, 3rd person singular present; whetted, past participle; whetted, past tense;
/(h)wet/,
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whetting, present participle; whets, 3rd person singular present; whetted, past participle; whetted, past tense;
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Sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon)
- - her husband is whetting his knife
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Excite or stimulate (someone's desire, interest, or appetite)
- - here's an extract to whet your appetite
Noun
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A thing that stimulates appetite or desire
- - he swallowed his two dozen oysters as a whet
Web Definitions:
- make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"
- sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
- WHET (97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic rock format. Licensed to West Frankfort, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Marion-Carbondale (IL) area. ...
- To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; To stimulate or make more keen
- is to stimulate or arouse: Smelling the stew whetted her appetite.
- the honing of a tool by rubbing the tool on a flat
- A morning’s draught, commonly white wine, supposed to whet or sharpen the appetite.
- A Blacksmith Art which can be forged into a slot
- (v) - sharpen; stimulate