Definizione monolingua

whet

whet (third-person singular simple present whets, present participle whetting, simple past and past participle whetted)

1. (transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
2. (transitive) To stimulate or make more keen.

   To whet one’s appetite.

   • 2003-10-20, Naomi Wolf, The Porn Myth, New York Magazine

     In the end, porn doesn’t whet men’s appetites—it turns them off the real thing.

Definizione dizionario whet

acuire

affilare

affilatura

aguzzare

eccitare

stimolare

Altri significati:

stimulate or make more keen

hone or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening

(transitive) To stimulate or make more keen.

(transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening.