whet (redirected from whetting)

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

Verb

[whetting, whetted]

1. whet someone's appetite to increase someone's desire for or interest in something: she gave him just enough information to whet his appetite

2. Old-fashioned to sharpen (a knife or other tool) [Old English hwettan]

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 << OPPOSITE suppress

Translations

whet [wɛt] vt → estimular [+ appetite]; abrir

whet [wɛt] vt → aiguiser

whet [wɛt] vt [+ appetite] → anregen [+ tool]; schleifen

whet [wɛt] vt [+ tool] → affilare [+ appetite etc]; stimolare

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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 (칼 등을) 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 磨快 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 kiihottaa aiguiser לְגָרוֹת תֵּאָבוֹן तेज करना podražiti tek étvágyat csinál vkinek merangsang selera örva, skerpa aguzzare, stimolare そそる (욕망·흥미 등을) 돋구다, 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 ˈwhetstone

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; 자극물 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