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1. (v.t.) whet
to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
2. whet
to make keen or eager; stimulate:
to whet the appetite; to whet the curiosity.
3. (n.) whet
the act of whetting.
4. whet
something that whets; stimulus, esp. an appetizer or drink.
Etymology: (bef. 900; OE hwettan (der. of hwæt bold); c. OHG hwazzan, ON hvetja to sharpen, Go gahwatjan to entice)
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| Definition of 'whet' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) whet, quicken
make keen or more acute
"whet my appetite"
2. (verb) whet
sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
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| Definition of 'whet' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) whet
the act of whetting
2. (noun) whet
that which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer
3. (verb) whet
to rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a knife
4. (verb) whet
to make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite or the courage
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Sense: to sharpen (a tool) by rubbing it on a grindstone or whetstone.
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 Afrikaans: slyp |
 Arabic: يَشْحَذ، يَسِن |
 Bulgarian: точа |
 Brazilian: afiar |
 Czech: nabrousit |
 German: wetzen |
 Danish: hvæsse; slibe |
 Greek: ακονίζω, τροχίζω |
 Spanish: afilar |
 Estonian: ihuma |
 Farsi: عمل تيز کردن بوسيله مالش |
 Finnish: hioa |
 French: aiguiser |
 Hebrew: לְהַשחִיז |
 Hindi: पैना बनाना |
 Croatian: brusiti, oštriti |
 Hungarian: (meg)köszörül |
 Indonesian: mengasah |
 Icelandic: brÿna, skerpa |
 Italian: affilare, arrotare |
 Japanese: とぐ |
 Korean: 벼리다, 갈다 |
 Lithuanian: galąsti |
 Latvian: uzasināt; uztrīt |
 Malay: menajamkan alat dengan me |
 Dutch: wetten |
 Norwegian: slipe, kvesse |
 Polish: ostrzyć |
 Portuguese: afiar |
 Romanian: a ascuţi |
 Russian: точить |
 Slovak: (na)brúsiť, (na)ostriť |
 Slovenian: brusiti |
 Serbian: oštriti |
 Swedish: bryna, slipa, vässa |
 Thai: ลับให้คม |
 Turkish: bilemek |
 Taiwanese: 磨利 |
 Ukrainian: точити, гострити |
 Urdu: تیز کرنا |
 Vietnamese: mài sắc |
 Chinese: 磨利 |
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