whet
verb (used with object)
to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
had whetted
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past perfectof whet.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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An earlier one-week visit to the city, he said on Mr. Sidran’s podcast, had whetted his appetite.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
But Vienna had whetted our taste for another concert.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2018
But Mr. Wagers, the chief operating officer of the Seattle police, said he understood that the proliferation of body cameras had whetted the public’s appetite for access to the footage.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2015
The first game, though less fraught, had whetted the appetite nicely.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2010
I knew the steely ire I had whetted.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
