whet
Pronunciation: (hwet, wet), [key]
— v., n. whet•ted, whet•ting,
—v.t.
- to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
- to make keen or eager; stimulate: to whet the appetite; to whet the curiosity.
—n.
- the act of whetting.
- something that whets; appetizer or drink.
- to talk a whet.
- a spell of work.
- a while:to talk a whet.
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