whet

whet  (hwt, wt)

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.

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[Middle English whetten, from Old English hwettan.]

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whet [wɛt]

vb whets, whetting, whetted (tr)

1. (Engineering / General Engineering) to sharpen, as by grinding or friction

2. to increase or enhance (the appetite, desire, etc.); stimulate

n

1. (Engineering / General Engineering) the act of whetting

2. a person or thing that whets

[Old English hwettan; related to hvæt sharp, Old High German hwezzen, Old Norse hvetja, Gothic hvatjan]

whetter  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	whet - make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite" quicken excite, stir, stimulate - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
	2.	whet - sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone sharpen - make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"

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whet

verb stimulate, increase, excite, stir, enhance, provoke, arouse, awaken, animate, rouse, quicken, incite, kindle, pique a delicious aroma which whetted our appetites
stimulate depress, dull, suppress, blunt, subdue, stifle, numb, smother, dampen, deaden

Translations

whet [wet] VT [+ tool] → afilar, amolar; [+ appetite, curiosity] → estimular, despertar

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whet [ˈ^hwɛt] vt [+ appetite] → aiguiser

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whet

vt knife, scythe → wetzen; axe → schleifen, schärfen; appetite, curiosity → anregen

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whet [wɛt] vt (tool) → affilare; (appetite, curiosity) → stuzzicare

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whet [wɛt] vt (tool) → affilare; (appetite, curiosity) → stuzzicare

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whet

v whet [wet]

1 to sharpen (a tool) by rubbing it on a grindstone or whetstone. slyp يَشْحَذ، يَسِن точа nabrousit hvæsse; slibe wetzen ακονίζω, τροχίζω afilar ihuma عمل تيز کردن بوسيله مالش hioa aiguiser לְהַשחִיז पैना बनाना brusiti, oštriti (meg)köszörül mengasah brÿna, skerpa affilare, arrotare とぐ 벼리다, 갈다 galąsti uzasināt; uztrīt menajamkan alat dengan menggosokkannya pada batu pengasah wetten slipe, kvesse ostrzyć afiar a ascuţi точить (na)brúsiť, (na)ostriť brusiti oštriti bryna, slipa, vässa ลับให้คม bilemek 磨利 точити, гострити تیز کرنا mài sắc 磨快

2 to make (one's appetite) keen. wek يُثير شَهِيَّة изострям povzbudit skærpe ens appetit anregen ανοίγω (την όρεξη) despertar, abrir (isu) tõstma, ergutama برانگيختن innostaa aiguiser לְגָרוֹת תֵּאָבוֹן तेज करना podražiti tek étvágyat csinál vkinek merangsang selera örva, skerpa aguzzare, stimolare そそる 식욕을 자극하다 sužadinti (apetitą) rosināt (apetīti) membangkitkan, menimbulkan aanwakkeren skjerpe, gi en blod på tann zaostrzyć aguçar a stimula возбуждать (аппетит) povzbudiť spodbuditi podstaći skärpa, öka, stimulera, öka กระตุ้นให้อยาก iştahını kabartmak, heveslendirmek 刺激(食慾) викликати, збуджувати بھوک بڑھانا kích thích 刺激（食欲）

n whetstone

a stone for sharpening the blades of knives etc. slypsteen, slypklip حَجَر شَحْذ точило brus, brousek slibesten der Schleifstein ακόνι piedra de amolar luisk سنگ تیزکن hiomakivi pierre à aiguiser אֶבֶן הַשחָזָה सान brusni kamen köszörűkő batu asahan brÿni cote, (pietra per affilare) 砥石 숫돌 galąstuvas galoda; tecīla batu pengasah wetsteen bryne(stein), slipestein osełka pedra de amolar gresie/piatră de ascuţit точильный камень brús, osla brus tocilo bryne, brynsten หินลับมีด biley taşı 磨刀石 точильний камінь اوزار تیز کرنے کا پتھر đá mài 磨刀石