whet

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The talk has ceased, but a successful acquisition of Greenland could whet his appetite anew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

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 • Oct. 26, 2025

Did they whet your whistle for the book?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

“Dune: Prophecy,” a prequel based on Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson’s “Great Schools of Dune” trilogy, has about six hours to set the table and whet our appetite.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2024

The father sharpened the butcher knife with the whetstone he used to whet his scythe and his goose-necked brier hook in the summer when he cut brambles and young sumac in the fencerows.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong