WHET


Meaning of WHET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (h)wet ]

( whets, whetting, whetted)

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.

PHRASE : V and N inflect , oft PHR for n

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