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How to pronounce whet in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms quicken
Type of excite, stimulate, stir


whet my appetite.
Type Words
Type of sharpen

Examples of whet

whet
The New Zealand captain, Paul Mabee, whet our appetites with planned activities.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Guests'appetites will surely be whet at the Panama hotel's restaurants and bars.
From the sfgate.com
Does a coterie of swanky gourmet foods with a stellar locale whet your appetite?
From the edition.cnn.com
On the other hand, the small changes could just whet Cubans'appetites for more.
From the stltoday.com
It's a beautiful trailer, and is sure to whet appetites for the game's release.
From the forbes.com
I tried to stay to whet I thought was clearly your intended meaning with my edit.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The main prey items of the northern saw-whet owl are mice, particularly deer mice.
From the sltrib.com
If that doesn't whet the world's appetite for Korean design, perhaps nothing will.
From the businessweek.com
A shrewd judge of audiences, he sows discord to whet the appetite for concord.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"
  • Sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
  • WHET (97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic rock format. Licensed to West Frankfort, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Marion-Carbondale (IL) area. ...
  • To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; To stimulate or make more keen
  • Is to stimulate or arouse: Smelling the stew whetted her appetite.
  • The honing of a tool by rubbing the tool on a flat
  • A Blacksmith Art which can be forged into a slot
  • (v) - sharpen; stimulate