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whet

British pronunciation/wˈɛt/
American pronunciation/ˈhwɛt/, /ˈwɛt/
to whet
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

make keen or more acute

synonyms : quicken
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2

sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

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Examples
1Delicious smells from the kitchen whetted our appetites.
2"Whet your appetite".
3But whet our appetites.
4Does that whet your appetite?
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