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- DictionaryWhet/(h)wet/
verb
- 1. sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon): "she took out her dagger and began to whet its blade in even, rhythmic strokes"
noun
- 1. a thing that stimulates appetite or desire: archaic "he swallowed his two dozen oysters as a whet"
verb. These are words and phrases related to whet. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of whet. The woodsman stopped chopping to whet his ax on the grindstone. Synonyms. hone. grind. strop. sharpen. edge. put an edge on. Antonyms. dull. blunt. The smell of cooking whetted my appetite.
verb. Definition of whet. as in to sharpen. to make sharp or sharper whetted the knife with the grindstone. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. sharpen. grind. hone. stone. edge. file. strop. Antonyms & Near Antonyms. dull. blunt. round. polish. smooth. gloss. buff. burnish. whet. 2 of 2. noun.
WHET in a sentence | Sentence examples by Cambridge Dictionary. Examples of whet. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
verb as in arouse, excite. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms. Strongest matches. incite. kindle. pique. stimulate. Strong matches. animate. awaken. challenge. enhance. increase. provoke. quicken. rally. rouse. stir. waken. Discover More. Example Sentences.
Grammar & Usage Commonly Confused. Is It 'Whet' Or 'Wet' Your Appetite/Whistle? Whetting your whistle is painful; wetting your appetite is impossible. The verbs wet and whet share an identical pronunciation and, as homophones, have inevitably caused some confusion for writers.
to increase someone's interest in and wish for something, usually by giving them a small experience of it: I've read an excerpt of the book on the Web and it's whetted my appetite. That one kiss had whetted his appetite. The experience has whetted my appetite for more.
1. a. : consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (such as water) b. of natural gas : containing appreciable quantities of readily condensable hydrocarbons. 2. : rainy. wet weather. 3. : still moist enough to smudge or smear. wet paint. 4. a. : drunk sense 1a. a wet driver. b.
