whet
/wɛt/
verb
- To sharpen (a blade or tool) by grinding or rubbing.
- Before carving the wood, she whet the chisel to a fine edge.
- He spent the afternoon whetting the blades of his gardening shears.
- The chef whet his knife on a steel rod before slicing the vegetables.
- To stimulate or increase (an appetite, desire, or interest).
- The trailer whet my curiosity about the new movie.
- The smell of fresh bread whet my appetite for dinner.
- Her stories whet his desire to travel to distant lands.
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