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To whet forward
Whet Whet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Whetting.] [AS. hwettan; akin to D. wetten, G. wetzen, OHG. wezzen, Icel. hvetja, Sw. v["a]ttja, and AS. hw[ae]t vigorous, brave, OS. hwat, OHG. waz, was, sharp, Icel. hvatr, bold, active, Sw. hvass sharp, Dan. hvas, Goth. hwassaba sharply, and probably to Skr. cud to impel, urge on.] 1. To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a knife. The mower whets his scythe. --Milton. Here roams the wolf, the eagle whets his beak. --Byron. 2. To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite or the courage. Since Cassius first did whet me against C[ae]sar, I have not slept. --Shak. To whet on, To whet forward, to urge on or forward; to instigate. --Shak.

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- is an upcoming American sports drama film written and directed by Jevon Whetter about a deaf track and field team from Oregon in the 1980s. The film stars...
- 2019). "Miguel Almiron debut watch: How playmaker's pace, flair and workrate whet appetite of Newcastle fans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 19 February 2019....
- "Openside duels will whet appetites". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. Retrieved 9 April 2013. Mortimer, James (20 October 2013). "Ardie Savea to get his first All...
- die. Hunters: An army of White witches who capture and kill Black witches Whet: A young witch who has not yet received their Gift. Nathan Byrn: The 17-year-old...
- quality. ... Moreover, Jaws whet corporate appetites for big profits quickly, which is to say, studios wanted every film to be Jaws." Scholar Thomas Schatz...
- "[The song] was put out there to just whet everybody's appetite. It's one of the more aggressive tracks on the record, just to remind everybody where we came...
- attention to detail which borders on fascinating at times", concluding to call the novel "a superior sequel to its predecessor [which] will certainly whet the...
- "Tribune Co. Files for Chapter 11 Protection". The Wall Street Journal. Moser, Whet (January 22, 2009). "Zell sells Cubs for $900M". Chicago Reader. Stempel...
- Bihari. Cineplot said of the film, "Shart, to which filmgoers had been looking forward with expectations whetted by studio reports, was disappointing." "Shart...
- site, Sutherland's team found whet-stones used to sharpen blades. They analyzed the metal fragments still in the whet-stone and found bronze, an alloy...