to whet

Examples

• All

• But to whet your appetite, first of all, we've got a week of special.

• I hope I have whetted your appetite for visiting and appreciating the treasures of southern Florida.

  Academic text (2006)

• But also just to sort of whet your appetite.

• So this is basically just a little test drive to whet your appetite and to also just kick me into gear.

• We whet their appetites with what we got.

  Innerspace (1987)

• I could beatbox a little right now just to whet your appetite.

• Besides, the first sell just whets the appetite.

  Boiler Room (2000)

• I have to whet the appetite of the spectators

  Slaughtered Vomit Dolls (2006)

• It's fair use, and it'll just whet their appetite for more.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Once you whet the public's appetite for the truth, the sky's the limit.

  L.A. Confidential (1997)

Synonyms

I

to intensify

vsto whet

110 4.0

Make something stronger or more intense

stresses sharpening appetite or interest instead of simply increasing overall strength

H

to heighten

vsto whet

76 4.1

To make a feeling, effect or situation stronger

focuses on making interest or desire sharper rather than only more noticeable

S

to stoke

vsto whet

45 4.6

To encourage strong feelings or interest

is about making appetite or interest sharper inside rather than provoking action

Q

to quicken

vsto whet

2 5.1

To make a feeling or desire stronger

is about increasing sharpness and edge of appetite rather than general strength

How Intense

to inflame

31 5.8

to arouse

57 4.1

to whet

11 8.3

to stimulate

236 3.7

spark

91 3.2

Surface Forms

Etymology