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  • past participle of whet.
  • past tense form of whet.
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whetted







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That ritual whetted his curiosity about his nation’s native spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 1, 2025

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 Nov. 21, 2025

Its appetite whetted, DraftKings moved to incorporate NFTs into its fantasy sports contest business by securing exclusive rights to all NFL players’ names, images and likenesses — together known as NIL rights.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2024

"I hope that Perseverance has just whetted our appetite for more Martian exploration," Czaja said.

From Science Daily Feb. 22, 2024

I knew the steely ire I had whetted.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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