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Definitions for Whet

[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.
[3] the act of whetting.
[4] something that whets; appetizer or drink.
[5] Chiefly Southern U.S. a spell of work. a while: to talk a whet.
[6] to sharpen, as by grinding or friction
[7] to increase or enhance (the appetite, desire, etc); stimulate
[8] the act of whetting
[9] a person or thing that whets

Words related to Whet

hone, sharpen, pique, incite, stimulate, kindle, file, edge, finish, grind, strop, awaken, waken, provoke, challenge, increase, wake, rally, enhance, animate

Words nearby Whet

wherewith, wherewithal, wherret, wherrit, wherry, whet, whet one's appetite, whether, whether or not, whetstone, whew

Origin of Whet

before 900; Middle English whetten (v.), Old English hwettan (derivative of hwæt bold); cognate with German wetzen, Old Norse hvetja, Gothic gahwatjan to incite

Words that may be confused with Whet

wet, whet

Other words from Whet

whet·ter , noun
un·whet·ted , adjective

Word origin for Whet

Old English hwettan; related to hvæt sharp, Old High German hwezzen, Old Norse hvetja, Gothic hvatjan

Synonyms for Whet

hone, sharpen, edge, file, finish, grind, strop