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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...
- Bihari. Cineplot said of the film, "Shart, to which filmgoers had been looking forward with expectations whetted by studio reports, was disappointing." "Shart...
- 2017. Avril Lavigne had recently broken through, whetting the industry's appetite for punky alternatives to Britney and Christina. "I don't think I would've...
- trademark, "The Whetter", was registered in the US in 1950; the claimed first use was 1922. The US patent for the method of attaching the blade to the handle...
- 2019). "Miguel Almiron debut watch: How playmaker's pace, flair and workrate whet appetite of Newcastle fans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 19 February 2019....
- "Tribune Co. Files for Chapter 11 Protection". The Wall Street Journal. Moser, Whet (January 22, 2009). "Zell sells Cubs for $900M". Chicago Reader. Stempel...
- Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2023. Moser, Whet (August 14, 2012). "Gawker Glosses Chicago's Murder Problem". Chicago (August...
- the Senate was supposed to stand on a holder's entrance and holders were permitted to wear the crown at public occasionswhetted Caesar's appetite for...
- 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...
- in a story that will continue throughout X-Men Black, it's just enough to whet your appetite, but Nadler and Thompson's take on classic archvillain Apocalypse...