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Word | Whet |
make keen or more acute; whet my appetite / sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone / The act of whetting. / sharpen; stimulate / sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon)., | |
Usage | ⇒ The strong aroma whetted my apetite ⇒ The odors from the kitchen are whetting my appetite; I will be ravenous by the time the meal is served,. ⇒ her husband is whetting his knife |
Synonyms | sharpen, grind, arouse, kindle, quicken, stir, file, hone, stimulate, excite, incite, animate, edge, provoke, rouse, awaken, pique, spur, strop, acuminate, |
Antonyms | blunt, dampen, dishearten, dull, depress, abase, abate, abrupt, abusive, acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, allay, annihilate, appease, arid, bald, barren, bearish, bleak, |
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