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Definition of
whet verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
whet
verb
verb
NAmE
/
/
wɛt
/
/
whet
something
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they
whet
he / she / it
whets
past simple
whetted
-ing form
whetting
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to increase your desire for or interest in something
The book will
whet your appetite
for more of her work.
See
whet
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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whet
Nearby words
wherever
adverb
the wherewithal
noun
whet
verb
whether
conjunction
whetstone
noun