To whet is to create or stimulate an interest or appetite for something or to sharpen the edge of a knife.
(verb)See whet in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb whetted, whetting
Origin: ME whetten < OE hwettan, to make keen < hwæt, sharp, keen, bold < IE base *kwed-, to pierce, sharpen, whet > prob. L (tri)quetrus, (three-)cornered
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See whet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb whet·ted, whet·ting, whets
Origin:
Origin: Middle English whetten
Origin: , from Old English hwettan
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