Crossword clues for whetted
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Whet \Whet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Whetting.] [AS. hwettan; akin to D. wetten, G. wetzen, OHG. wezzen, Icel. hvetja, Sw. v["a]ttja, and AS. hw[ae]t vigorous, brave, OS. hwat, OHG. waz, was, sharp, Icel. hvatr, bold, active, Sw. hvass sharp, Dan. hvas, Goth. hwassaba sharply, and probably to Skr. cud to impel, urge on.]
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To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a knife.
The mower whets his scythe.
--Milton.Here roams the wolf, the eagle whets his beak.
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To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite or the courage.
Since Cassius first did whet me against C[ae]sar, I have not slept.
--Shak.To whet on, To whet forward, to urge on or forward; to instigate.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: whet)
WordNet
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Usage examples of "whetted".
The sizzling of the grease tantalized them as they waited with appetites whetted by the long day of riding.
With the hunger growing stronger each time she whetted it with her nearness, he lowered himself slowly to sit on the floor, bringing her to rest on his knees.
Their appetites had been only whetted by the sudden appearance of monsters among them.
The sound of the blade being whetted made cold, scraping noises in the quiet room.
Teresa, whose natural discernment would be whetted with jealousy, and who would watch his conduct, and thwart his progress with all the vigilance and spite of a slighted maiden.
His eyes had a glint of newly whetted knife-points in a ray of sunlight and his voice filled the room like the middle register of an electronic organ.
Hogg was likely guilty of greed, he doubted the scrawny mynah had whetted her appetite.
She was already familiar with his satirical poems and Sherry gave her a thumbnail sketch that whetted her appetite.
She allowed him a kiss, then tried to draw away, but one kiss did not satisfy His Highness, indeed it barely whetted his appetite for this delectable female.
To her credit, I must say that she had as yet displayed no fear, and I must say also that the sight of her sparkling eyes, her furiously flushed face, her defiant wriggling against her bonds, and the hoarse and insulting threats which she poured forth against me as I proceeded to immobilize her for the preliminary conquest of her person whetted my sexual appetites to a boundless flight of rapture.
And this compound of both artificial and natural bodily effluvia whetted me as my nostrils savoringly drank it in.
By now, as you can guess, my own rod was in a ferocious state of readiness, and I would as soon apply one as the other because the voluptuous nakedness of this dashingly handsome pert little minx whetted all my carnal appetites.
Merely throwing Montpurse in the Bastion did not sate his enemies--it just whetted their appetites.
They fed on the same emotion and whetted their instincts on the same fiery appeal.
The fishermen laughed aloud, but something in the directness of the instruction whetted their curiosity.