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whet
[ hwet, wet ]
verb (used with object)
- to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
- to make keen or eager; stimulate:
to whet the appetite; to whet the curiosity.
noun
- the act of whetting.
- something that whets; appetizer or drink.
- Chiefly Southern U.S.
- a spell of work.
- a while:
to talk a whet.
whet
/ ·ÉÉ›³Ù /
verb
- to sharpen, as by grinding or friction
- to increase or enhance (the appetite, desire, etc); stimulate
noun
- the act of whetting
- a person or thing that whets
Derived Forms
- ˈ·É³ó±ð³Ù³Ù±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ·É³ó±ð³Ù·³Ù±ð°ù noun
- ³Ü²Ô··É³ó±ð³Ù·³Ù±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of whet1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of whet1
Example Sentences
Here are a few tales to whet your appetite - or perhaps put you off your dinner.
English helped fund all the English-is-great propositions of my childhood to whet the xenophobic appetite of some Americans.
Such arguments will no doubt whet the appetites of law professors everywhere and may set up a clash that the Supreme Court will ultimately resolve.
The idea, Disney officials said, is to whet people’s appetites and encourage upgrades to the full bundle.
“Dune: Prophecy,†a prequel based on Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson’s “Great Schools of Dune†trilogy, has about six hours to set the table and whet our appetite.
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