Verb: whet (whetted,whetting)
wet- Sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
"He whetted the knife on the stone"
- Make keen or more acute
"whet my appetite";
- quicken
Sounds like: were, whirr, whi
Derived forms: whets, whetting, whetted
Type of: excite, sharpen, stimulate, stir
Encyclopedia: Whet