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whetter
Variant of whet
transitive verb whetted, whetting
- to sharpen by rubbing or grinding (the edge of a knife or tool); hone
- to make keen; stimulate: to whet the appetite
noun
- an act of whetting
- something that whets (the appetite, etc.)
Related Forms:
- whetter noun
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