whet 1 of 2

as in to sharpen
to make sharp or sharper whetted the knife with the grindstone

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whet

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noun

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Recent Examples of whet
Verb
But fans can whet their appetite when the original This Is Spinal Tap returns to theaters this summer. Justin Curto, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025 And, to whet your appetite, ABC has released this official trailer for Shifting Gears. Marc Berman, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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If last year whet your eclipse appetite, get excited for the night skies this month. Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025 In the meantime, the cup is serving to whet local appetites. Tom Williams, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whet
Verb
  • Players slid into second with their spikes high (and sometimes even sharpened).
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
  • Still, the global rise of spin dictatorships should sharpen awareness of what is happening in the U.S. Around the world, autocrats have learned to control their citizens by faking democracy.
    Daniel Treisman, The Conversation, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • But when the Doctor, Belinda, Poppy and Ruby Sunday returned to the TARDIS, and the Doctor and Belinda began excitedly making plans for their family’s time-hopping future, Ruby clocked that Poppy’s coat was getting smaller and smaller as it was handed back and forth between the tot’s parents.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 May 2025
  • The tot was with their mother trying to re-book a flight at the JetBlue ticket counter at Newark’s Terminal A at about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday when the child walked behind the kiosk and stepped onto the ankle-high conveyor belt where people on departing flights drop off their luggage.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Live data, including traffic, weather and carrier congestion, provided and analyzed by AI in seconds, enables logistics managers to use these insights to effectively reroute shipments and reassign loads, which ultimately minimizes disruption.
    Clemente Theotokis, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Monday, June 9 Expect loads of coverage as Apple kicks off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), with the keynote address scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.
    Catherine Baab, Quartz, 8 June 2025
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  • Taylor Swift's net worth is about to change now that the pop star has ownership of her entire music catalog, experts tell Newsweek.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
  • The 22-year-old pop star and actress, who grew up in Temecula, Calif., before moving to Los Angeles in middle school to star in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark, took to social media on Saturday (June 14) amid widespread protests.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • European hops provide a modest nip at the finish, cleansing the palate and prepping you for the next refreshing sip.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
  • Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks, 4 games to 2. 2007 — Curlin, ridden by Robby Albarado, nips Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense by putting his head in front on the final stride, winning the Preakness Stakes in a riveting finish.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • There’s the conveyor belt of currents taking plastic from a beach in Florida, into the north Atlantic high up into the Arctic.
    Vivienne Walt, Time, 16 June 2025
  • When light-dependent species are forced upward into a smaller belt near surface waters, the competition for resources and food intensifies and animals are exposed to an elevated risk of predation.
    Jay Kakade June 14, New Atlas, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • Founded by Lily Geiger, who lost her father to alcoholism, Sole looks like an aperitif but avoids mimicking the taste of alcohol.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 17 May 2025
  • Campari is an Italian aperitif that originated in Italy in the 1800s.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The president likely meant to say $250 billion instead of $250 million, since the office of the U.S Trade Representative pegs that number at $235.6 billion in 2024.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • Who could forget Kravitz riding on Tatum’s bicycle pegs, or their apparently hilarious iced coffee date?
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Whet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whet. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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