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whetted; whetting
whetter noun
1
dialect
a
: a spell of work done with a scythe between the time it is sharpened and the time it needs to be sharpened again
2
: something that sharpens or makes keen:
a
: goad, incitement
b
: appetizer
also : a drink of liquor
Example Sentences
Verb We had some wine to whet our appetites. The ads are trying to whet booksellers' interest.
Recent Examples on the Web
Manori Ravindran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022 Blink is still months away, but here's a colorful new installation at Krohn Conservatory to whet your appetite. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 29 June 2022 Spring football is over and the fall is still too far away for many of us, but the folks at Caesars has given us a little something to whet our college football appetite. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 3 May 2022 To whet your appetite, here are five key takeaways on running uphill. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 13 July 2022 But this summation from our sister publication Variety, about the second half of Season 4, should whet your appetite quite nicely. Andy Meek, BGR, 2 July 2022 On a recent evening, customers trickled into the dining room, where they were offered a canapé — a small, savory pastry — baked with aged parmesan to whet their appetites. Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 Before the game, a recreational bettor can hypothetically place a series of 10 microbets for $10 each to whet his gambling juices. Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 9 June 2022 And to whet the public’s appetite, the German automaker released a teaser image of the vehicle. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 5 Apr. 2022 Denise Coffey, courant.com, 4 Nov. 2019 Threatened and Endangered Raptors: Wednesday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. Meet an American kestrel, a peregrine falcon, a whet owl and an eagle and learn what causes raptors to be threatened and endangered, with Horizon Wings. Courant Community, 3 Apr. 2018 The list includes three reds, five whites and four whet-your-palate 2017 pinks. Anne Schamberg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2018 Your appetite is whet by watching the chef masterly slicing the succulent pork right off the spit; the resulting taco does not disappoint. Olivia Abel, Country Living, 22 June 2017 And a tiny northern saw-whet owl, blind in one eye after crashing into a window, will begin training to be an educational bird. Colorado Springs Gazette, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2017 See More
Verb
Plus, there’s a killer ensemble that includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau and Janet McTeer, which should be enough to whet the appetite of film fans. Manori Ravindran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022 Blink is still months away, but here's a colorful new installation at Krohn Conservatory to whet your appetite. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 29 June 2022 Spring football is over and the fall is still too far away for many of us, but the folks at Caesars has given us a little something to whet our college football appetite. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 3 May 2022 To whet your appetite, here are five key takeaways on running uphill. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 13 July 2022 But this summation from our sister publication Variety, about the second half of Season 4, should whet your appetite quite nicely. Andy Meek, BGR, 2 July 2022 On a recent evening, customers trickled into the dining room, where they were offered a canapé — a small, savory pastry — baked with aged parmesan to whet their appetites. Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 Before the game, a recreational bettor can hypothetically place a series of 10 microbets for $10 each to whet his gambling juices. Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 9 June 2022 And to whet the public’s appetite, the German automaker released a teaser image of the vehicle. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 5 Apr. 2022 Noun
The bird ecology program has a partial classroom lesson, albeit with examples of woodpeckers, red tailed hawks, saw whet owls, and other birds on permanent display. Denise Coffey, courant.com, 4 Nov. 2019 Threatened and Endangered Raptors: Wednesday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. Meet an American kestrel, a peregrine falcon, a whet owl and an eagle and learn what causes raptors to be threatened and endangered, with Horizon Wings. Courant Community, 3 Apr. 2018 The list includes three reds, five whites and four whet-your-palate 2017 pinks. Anne Schamberg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2018 Your appetite is whet by watching the chef masterly slicing the succulent pork right off the spit; the resulting taco does not disappoint. Olivia Abel, Country Living, 22 June 2017 And a tiny northern saw-whet owl, blind in one eye after crashing into a window, will begin training to be an educational bird. Colorado Springs Gazette, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English whetten, from Old English hwettan; akin to Old High German wezzen to whet, waz sharp
First Known Use
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
circa 1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of whet was before the 12th century Phrases Containing whet
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