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Definition of 'whet'English
Verb
( whett)
To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
* Milton
- The mower whets his scythe.
* Byron
- Here roams the wolf, the eagle whets his beak.
To stimulate or make more keen.
- to whet one's appetite or one's courage
* Shakespeare
- Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, / I have not slept.
* 2003-10-20 , Naomi Wolf, The Porn Myth] , [http://nymag.com/ New York Magazine
- In the end, porn doesn’t whet men’s appetites—it turns them off the real thing.
Derived terms
* whetstone
Noun
( en-noun)
The act of whetting something.
That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.
* Spectator
* sips, drams, and whets
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