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whet

/wet/verb

उच्चारण वेट

(इच्छा, भूख या रुचि) बढ़ाना, जगाना

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verbwhetted, whetting
  1. 1

    [T]

    to increase somebody's desire for or interest in something

    (इच्छा, भूख या रुचि) बढ़ाना, जगाना

    • The short trailer whetted my appetite for the film.
    • The book whetted Radhika's interest in history.

    Synonyms stimulate arouse awaken kindle excite

    Opposite dull blunt quench satisfy

  2. 2

    [T] old-fashioned

    to make the edge of a knife or blade sharp

    (चाकू आदि की धार) तेज़ करना, सान पर चढ़ाना

    • He whetted the blade on a stone.

    Synonyms sharpen hone grind

    Opposite blunt dull

◇Word family
whetstone noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

stimulate arouse awaken kindle excite sharpen hone grind

Antonyms

dull blunt quench satisfy

§Grammar and usage

Whet somebody's appetite means make somebody want more of something.

Whet somebody's appetite का अर्थ किसी में किसी चीज़ की और इच्छा जगाना है।