whets
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whets verb
- To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
- To stimulate or make more keen.“to whet one's appetite or one's courage”
- To preen.
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quickensharpenspiquesexcitesslakesimpressesticklestantalizessatiateheightensdampenssavorsquenchesenhancesstirsprecedes
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