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whetting
We have found lemma(root) word of whetting : whet.
Definitions
[wɛt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon)
(e.g: she took out her dagger and began to whet its blade in even, rhythmic strokes)
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Origin
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Old English hwettan, of Germanic origin; related to German wetzen, based on an adjective meaning ‘sharp’
[wɛt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a thing that stimulates appetite or desire
(e.g: he swallowed his two dozen oysters as a whet)
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Origin
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Old English hwettan, of Germanic origin; related to German wetzen, based on an adjective meaning ‘sharp’
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