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Meaning of whet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈwɛt

Definitions

  1. The act of whetting something.
  2. That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.

Equivalents

العربية إشحذ حدد شحذ
Bosanski fila точити
Català esmolar
Deutsch wetzen
Español afilar estimular
Suomi hioa teroittaa
Français aiguiser attiser
Hrvatski fila точити
Latina acuo
Lëtzebuergesch schläifen
Te Reo Māori oroi
Македонски остри точи
Nederlands scherpen slijpen wetten
Português afiar aguçar amolar estimular
Română ascuți ațâța
Српски fila точити
Svenska fila skärpa slipa
ไทย ลับ
Українська точити

Examples

“sips, drams, and whets”
“To make a nice Whet before Dinner […]”
“A really good game, to my mind, must have an element, however slight, of physical danger to the player. This is the great whet to skilled performance.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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