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whet

[hwet, wet] / ʰwɛt, wɛt /




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The talk has ceased, but a successful acquisition of Greenland could whet his appetite anew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Did they whet your whistle for the book?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

Such arguments will no doubt whet the appetites of law professors everywhere and may set up a clash that the Supreme Court will ultimately resolve.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2025

There was even a powerful rally-inspired turbo model to whet the appetite of teenage tearaways - though they could never have afforded the insurance.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024

I let him have a quick nibble of the cake just to whet his appetite.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl




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