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Whet

verb/wˈɛt/
Definition
make keen or more acute
sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈɛt/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈɛt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈɛt/
1 syllable Say it as /wˈɛt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbmake keen or more acute
“whet my appetite”
verbsharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
wetzen
schärfer oder schärfer machen
🇫🇷French
aiguiser
rendre vif ou plus aigu
🇪🇸Spanish
afilar
hacer agudo o más agudo
🇮🇹Italian
stuzzicare
rendere acuto o più acuto
🇳🇱Dutch
wet
scherp of scherper maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
afiar
tornar agudo ou mais agudo
🇷🇺Russian
точить
сделать острым или более острым
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मट्ठा
तीव्र या अधिक तीव्र बनाना
🇧🇩Bengali
হুট
প্রখর বা আরও তীব্র করুন
🇮🇳Tamil
வெண்மை
கூர்மையாக்கு அல்லது அதிகக் கூர்மையாக்கு
🇮🇳Telugu
రెచ్చగొట్టు
ఆసక్తిగా లేదా మరింత తీవ్రంగా చేయండి
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹುರಿಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತವೆ
ತೀವ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ತೀವ್ರಗೊಳಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഇളംചൂടുള്ള
തീക്ഷ്ണതയോ കൂടുതൽ നിശിതമോ ആക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
wht
ਉਤਸੁਕ ਜਾਂ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਤੀਬਰ ਬਣਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
وہ
گہری یا زیادہ شدید بنائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
磨砺
使敏锐或更敏锐
🇰🇷Korean
자극
예리하게 또는 더 예리하게 하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cái gì
làm sắc nét hoặc gay gắt hơn
🇹🇭Thai
ลับ
ทำให้กระตือรือร้นหรือรุนแรงมากขึ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengasah
membuat tajam atau lebih akut
🇵🇭Filipino
magalit
gumawa ng masigasig o mas talamak
🇲🇾Malay
mengasah
membuat berminat atau lebih akut
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
شحذ
جعل حريصة أو أكثر حدة
🇮🇷Persian
خیس کردن
را شدید یا حادتر کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
uyandırmak
keskin veya daha keskin hale getirmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְגָרוֹת
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'whet'?
The primary meaning of 'whet' is 'make keen or more acute'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'whet' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'whet' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'whet' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'whet' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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