whetted
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Such austerity only whetted my childhood fondness for concoctions that now make me wince: grape soda, root beer, orange Fanta, even a hideous insipid confection known as cream soda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
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 ● Jul. 12, 2025
If nothing else, this episode whetted the appetite for next week’s return of Maya Rudolph as host.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2024
He thought for a bit, while he took out his knife, cleaned and whetted it, and began to dress the rabbits.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
