whet
whet
hwɛt
hvet
/wˈɛt/

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āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to sharpen or stimulate, typically referring to one's appetite, curiosity, or interest
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Last night, she whetted her curiosity by delving into the mysteries of ancient civilizations.
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āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤ⧀āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to sharpen or hone the cutting edge of a blade by rubbing it against a sharpening tool or stone
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before going hunting, the outdoorsman took the time to whet the knife's blade to enhance its cutting efficiency.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽā§€ āϛ⧁āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻĢāϞāĻžāϕ⧇ āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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