Synonyms for whet
ʰwɛt, wɛtwhet

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1. whet

   Synonyms:
   sharpen, incite, stimulate, excite, provoke

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1. whet, quickenverb

   make keen or more acute

   "whet my appetite"

   Synonyms:
   accelerate, repair, invigorate, speed, recreate, reanimate, revive, speed up, renovate, animate, vivify, quicken, revivify

2. whetverb

   sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

   Synonyms:
   quicken

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1. • Sharpen
   • Stimulate

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1. whetverb

   Synonyms:
   sharpen (by rubbing)

2. whetverb

   Synonyms:
   stimulate, excite, arouse, rouse, quicken, animate, warm, kindle

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1. List of paraphrases for "whet":

   sharpen

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1. Tony Jacklin:

   If Tiger can get his putting right you wouldn't rule him out, from tee to green his ball-striking has been pretty good since he returned from his back injury at the end of 2017 and a bit of links golf might just whet his appetite.