whet

باللغة العربية: حَدَّدَ، شَحَذَ

1. Of an animal such as a boar: to sharpen (its horns, teeth, tusks, etc.) by rubbing on a stone, etc., in preparation for an attack. (transitive)
2. To make more keen or to stimulate (someone's appetite, interest, etc.); to hone, to sharpen. (figuratively, transitive) · to whet one's appetite or one's courage
3. To make more keen; to stimulate. (figuratively, intransitive)
4. To prepare for an attack. (figuratively, intransitive)

الجمع whet · He/she/it whets · الماضي whetted · التصريف الثالث (اسم المفعول) whetted · صيغة -ing whetting