whet /wet/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle whetted , present participle whetting ) [transitive]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwettan ]
1 . whet sb’s appetite (for something) if an experience whets your appetite for something, it increases your desire for it:
The view from the Quai bridge had whetted my appetite for a trip on the lake.
2 . literary to make the edge of a blade sharp