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  1. whetten: Merriam-Webster
  2. Whetten, whetten: Wordnik
  3. whetten: Wiktionary
  4. Whetten: Rhymezone

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  1. Whetten: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (whetten)

▸ verb:  (transitive, rare) To whet.

Similar:
whetstone, whet, appetize, appetise, sharpen, white, bewit, sharpen up, steel, wealthen, more...

Opposite:
blacken, dull, dim, obscure, weaken

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Similar:
whetstone, whet, appetize, appetise, sharpen, white, bewit, sharpen up, steel, wealthen, more...

Opposite:
blacken, dull, dim, obscure, weaken



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