whet
verb (used with object)
to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
are whetting
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present progressiveof whet.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The Girl Scouts are whetting your cookie appetite six months early.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2022
Already the Senatorial "diehards" arid irreconcilables, who unsuccessfully fumed against the Court last winter, are whetting their axes for a new battle.
From Time Magazine Archive
They are whetting their beaks, as if they expected a banquet.
From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne
The Italians are whetting their swords, and France herself is preparing for the possibility of a new state of affairs.
From Napoleon and Blucher by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
Ah, if scythes are whetting, the reapers will soon be harvesting the golden grain!
From Chantecler Play in Four Acts by Rostand, Edmond
