2006-09-03 05:43:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anil T 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: whet·ted, whet·ting, whets
1. To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone. 2. To make more keen; stimulate: The frying bacon whetted my appetite.
NOUN: 1. The act of whetting. 2. Something that whets. 3. Informal An appetizer.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English whetten, from Old English hwettan.
2006-09-03 05:45:41 · answer #1 · answered by Stuart 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What Does Whet Mean
2017-01-19 06:53:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-03 05:47:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To sharpen or stimulate.
The saying "to whet your appetite" means to prepare or heighten it for a meal.
2006-09-03 05:46:05 · answer #4 · answered by medellia1984 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To make more keen, to sharpen
2006-09-03 05:51:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋