whet
/ˈwɛt/ verb C2- 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.
- To make more keen or to stimulate (someone's appetite, interest, etc.); to hone, to sharpen. · to whet one's appetite or one's courage
- To make more keen; to stimulate.
- To prepare for an attack.
Plural whet · He/she/it whets · Past whetted · Past participle whetted · -ing form whetting
Verb forms
- Base form
- whet
- He/she/it
- whets
- Past
- whetted
- Past participle
- whetted
- -ing form
- whetting
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