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whet    Audio Help   [hwet, wet] Pronunciation Key verb, whet·ted, whet·ting, noun
–verb (used with object)
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
3.the act of whetting.
4.something that whets; appetizer or drink.
5.Chiefly Southern U.S.
a.a spell of work.
b.a while: to talk a whet.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME whetten (v.), OE hwettan (deriv. of hwæt bold); c. G wetzen, ON hvetja, Goth gahwatjan to incite]

—Related forms
whetter, noun
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whet    Audio Help   (hwět, wět)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   whet·ted, whet·ting, whets
  1. To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone.
  2. To make more keen; stimulate: The frying bacon whetted my appetite.

n.  
  1. The act of whetting.
  2. Something that whets.
  3. Informal An appetizer.


[Middle English whetten, from Old English hwettan.]

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