whet

Part of speech - definition - Example (used in a sentence) 1.(v) - to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction. 2.(v) - to make keen or eager; stimulate: //to whet the appetite; to whet the curiosity.// 3(n) - the act of whetting. 4.something that whets; appetizer or drink.

Images:

someone whetting their pencil. this knife is getting whet he's sharpening the knife

Synonyms: hone, rub, smear, sharpen, carve, increase, spur, edge, file, grind waken, wake, stir, increase, rally,quicken, finish, file,awaken, kindler

Antonyms: dull, dampen, bore, blunt, dishearten

Related words/other forms: whetted and whetting

Phrases: He whet his pencil. His pencil is whet. That is a really whet pencil. To whet the appetite. To whet the curiosity.

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