- wet / whet
- Wet is full of moisture: We had to dry out the wet sleeping bag on our camping trip after a sudden storm.Whet is to stimulate or arouse: Smelling the stew whetted her appetite.
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wet / whet
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wet / whet — Wet is full of moisture: We had to dry out the wet sleeping bag on our camping trip after a sudden storm. Whet is to stimulate or arouse: Smelling the stew whetted her appetite … Confused words
whet — [ wet, hwet ] verb transitive if you whet a blade, you make it sharper: SHARPEN whet your appetite (for something) to increase the feeling that you want to have or do a particular thing: a TV program that will whet people s appetite for travel … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whet — [hwet, wet] vt. whetted, whetting [ME whetten < OE hwettan, to make keen < hwæt, sharp, keen, bold < IE base * kwed , to pierce, sharpen, whet > prob. L (tri)quetrus, (three )cornered] 1. to sharpen by rubbing or grinding (the edge of … English World dictionary
whet — [wet] v past tense and past participle whetted present participle whetting [T] [: Old English; Origin: hwettan] 1.) whet sb s appetite (for sth) if an experience whets your appetite for something, it increases your desire for it ▪ The view from… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wet your whistle — If you are thirsty and have an alcoholic drink, you wet your whistle. Whet your whistle is also used … The small dictionary of idiomes
whet — [wet] verb whet your appetite (for sth) to make you feel that you want more of something[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
wet — whet … American English homophones
whet — wet … American English homophones
whet v, to - one's appetite — wet adj … English expressions
wet(s) — whet(s) (?) … English homophone dictionary
