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Definition whet
Etymology
From Middle English whetten, from Old English hwettan (“to whet, sharpen, incite, encourage”), from Proto-Germanic *hwatjan? (“to incite, sharpen”), from Proto-Indo-European *k??d- (“sharp”). Cognate with Dutch wetten (“to whet, sharpen”), German wetzen (“to whet, sharpen”), Icelandic hvetja (“to whet, encourage, catalyze”), dialectal Danish hvæde (“to whet”).
Verb
whet (third-person singular simple present whets, present participle whetting, simple past and past participle whetted or whet)
- (transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
- (transitive) To stimulate or make more keen.
- (transitive, obsolete) To preen.
Noun
whet (plural whets)
- The act of whetting something.
- That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.
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