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whet

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
whet·ted , whet·ting , whets

To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone.
To make more keen; stimulate: The frying bacon whetted my appetite.

NOUN:

The act of whetting.
Something that whets.
Informal An appetizer.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English whetten, from Old English hwettan

Thesaurus: synonyms for whet

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