pret. and pp. whetted or whet.

To rub for the purpose of sharpening, as an edge tool; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a sythe or an ax.

To provoke; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite.

To provoke; to make angry or acrimonious. Since Cassius first did whet me against Cesar, I have not slept. To whet on or whet forward, to urge on; to instigate.

The act of sharpening by friction.

Something that provokes or stimulates the appetite; as sips, drams and whets.