单词 | whet |
释义 | whet —whetter, n. /hwet, wet/, v. , whetted, whetting, n. v.t. 1. to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction. 2. to make keen or eager; stimulate: to whet the appetite; to whet the curiosity. n. 3. the act of whetting. 4. something that whets; appetizer or drink. 5. Chiefly Southern U.S. a. a spell of work. b. a while: to talk a whet. [bef. 900; ME whetten (v.), OE hwettan (deriv. of hwaet bold); c. G wetzen, ON hvetja, Goth gahwatjan to incite] |
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