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
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 L. (Luise) Mühlbach
"I am in fear of the long knives they are whetting at Branehog," she said.
From The Treasure by Selma Lagerlöf
She laid her hand on Herr Arne's arm and asked him: "How can it be that they are whetting such long knives at Branehog this evening?"
From The Treasure by Selma Lagerlöf
