whetting

present participle of whet
as in sharpening
to make sharp or sharper whetted the knife with the grindstone

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  • This budget-friendly Presto knife sharpener features a two-stage sharpening system for grinding knife blades and honing them to a polished and sharp finish.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Credit rating agencies are sharpening their focus on climate vulnerability, raising questions about whether sectors or sovereigns with large protection gaps could face higher borrowing costs.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • To keep auditors happy without grinding delivery to a halt, generate evidence packs straight from your PLM and CI/CD pipelines.
    Ranganath Taware, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Big picture, the stock market has been grinding higher in a sturdy trend, though with some fatigue below the surface.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Whetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whetting. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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