whet
Example Sentences
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That ritual whetted his curiosity about his nation’s native spirit.
The swathes of fertile farmland in Sudan, Africa's third-largest country and a potential agricultural breadbasket, have whetted the appetite of the desert Gulf countries across the Red Sea.
From Barron's
But the 37-year-old was ringside to watch Wardley's win against friend and training partner Parker - and that might have whet his appetite.
From BBC
Did they whet your whistle for the book?
From Los Angeles Times
Alcaraz fighting back from two sets down - and having saved three championship points - to win a five-setter in over five hours has whetted the appetite for Wimbledon.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
