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

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

Phil McNulty: Having had the appetite whetted at Euro 2024, I’m going for Barcelona’s 17-year-old genius Lamine Yamal.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

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

Besides, my glimpses of the town had only whetted my curiosity.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi




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