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whet

[ hwet, wet ]

verb (used with object)

whetted, whetting.
  1. to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
  2. to make keen or eager; stimulate:

    to whet the appetite; to whet the curiosity.



noun

  1. the act of whetting.
  2. something that whets; appetizer or drink.
  3. Chiefly Southern U.S.
    1. a spell of work.
    2. a while:

      to talk a whet.

whet

/ ·ÉÉ›³Ù /

verb

  1. to sharpen, as by grinding or friction
  2. to increase or enhance (the appetite, desire, etc); stimulate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of whetting
  2. a person or thing that whets
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É³ó±ð³Ù³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ·É³ó±ð³Ù·³Ù±ð°ù noun
  • ³Ü²Ô··É³ó±ð³Ù·³Ù±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of whet1

before 900; Middle English whetten (v.), Old English hwettan (derivative of ³ó·Éæ³Ù bold); cognate with German wetzen, Old Norse hvetja, Gothic gahwatjan to incite
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of whet1

Old English hwettan; related to ³ó±¹Ã¦³Ù sharp, Old High German hwezzen, Old Norse hvetja, Gothic hvatjan
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