English to English
whet
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noun (n)
- The act of whetting.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- make keen or more acute(verb.perception)Example:
Whet my appetite.
source: wordnet30 - sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913
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