WHET (whetted, whetting)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does whet mean? • WHET (verb)
The verb WHET has 2 senses:
1. make keen or more acute
2. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
Familiarity information: WHET used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WHET (verb)
Meaning:
Make keen or more acute
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
whet; quicken
Context example:
whet my appetite
Hypernyms (to "whet" is one way to...):
excite; stimulate; stir (stir feelings in)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "whet" is one way to...):
sharpen (make sharp or sharper)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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