whet

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von whet im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: {f} bileylemek; bilemek; {i} bilenme; {i} bileme
Denemeden onu yapıp yapamayacağımızı bilemeyiz. - We won't know whether we can do it or not unless we try.; {f} uyandırmak; isteğini artırmak; iştah açmak; keskin bir hale getirmek; keskinleştirmek; keskinleştir; {i} iştah açıcı; {f} (istek, heves, gayret v.b.'ni) arttırmak; {f} sivriltmek; {i} aperatif; {f} bilemek, keskin bir hale getirmek: He was whetting his knife. Bıçağını biliyordu; {f} tahrik etmek; {f} açmak; artırmak (heves/gayret vb'ni)
whet sb's appetite: iştahını iyice kabartmak, daha fazlasını elde etmek için kışkırtmak
whet one's appetite: iştahını açmak
whet one's curiosity: merakını uyandırmak
whet s.o.'s appetite: birinin iştahını açmak
whet someone's appetite: birinin iştahını açmak
whet someone's appetite: (Konuşma Dili) isteğini kabartmak
whet someone's appetite: iştahını kabartmak
whet someone's appetite: (Konuşma Dili) ağzını sulandırmak
whet the appetite: iştah açmak
whetting: bilemek
whetter: bileyici

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von whet im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: To stimulate or make more keen
In the end, porn doesn’t whet men’s appetites—it turns them off the real thing.; To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to make more keen or eager; {v} to sharpen, edge, provoke, incite; {n} the act of sharpenin, dram before a meal; make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"; That which whets or sharpens; esp; {i} sharpening; stimulus; appetizer; sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite; sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone; The act of whetting; If someone or something whets your appetite for a particular thing, they increase your desire to have it or know about it, especially by giving you an idea of what it is like. A really good catalogue can also whet customers' appetites for merchandise; To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite or the courage; an appetizer; {f} sharpen; awaken, stimulate; 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
whetter: Something that whets. Agent noun of whet
whetting: Present participle of whet
whetting: The process by which something is whetted
Sand, a series of whettings on stones, and, by way of finish, charcoal of magnolia, are used in polishing.
whetter: {n} one who sharpens knives
whetter: A tippler; one who drinks whets
whetter: {i} one who sharpens
whetter: One who, or that which, whets, sharpens, or stimulates

whet

Türkische aussprache

hwet

Synonyme

edge, file, finish, grind, hone, sharpen, strop, animate, awaken, challenge, enhance, incite, increase, kindle, pique

Antonyme

blunt, dull, dampen, dishearten

Aussprache

/ˈhwet/ /ˈhwɛt/

Etymologie

[ hwet, wet ] (transitive verb.) before 12th century. From Middle English whetten, from Old English hwettan (“to whet, sharpen, incite, encourage”), from Proto-Germanic *hwatjanan (“to incite, sharpen”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷēd- (“sharp”). Cognate with Dutch wetten (“to whet, sharpen”), German wetzen (“to whet, sharpen”), Danish dialectal hvæde (“to whet”).