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whet appetite whet (one's) appetiteTo induce or increase one's interest in something. The first chapter of that novel really whetted my appetite—I'm eager to read more of it tonight.See also: appetite, whetwhet someone's appetiteFig. to cause someone to be interested in something and to be eager to have, know, learn, etc., more about it. Seeing that film really whetted my sister's appetite for horror films. She now sees as many as possible. My appetite for theater was whetted when I was very young.See also: appetite, whet |