What is another word for Whetting?

Pronunciation: [wˈɛtɪŋ] (IPA)

Whetting refers to the act of sharpening or stimulating your senses or appetite. There are several synonyms you can use instead of whetting to convey similar meanings. For instance, you can use the word arousing to describe something that stimulates your interest or appetite. Another synonym for whetting is sharpening, which refers to the process of refining and enhancing one's skills or abilities. Another word that can be used instead of whetting is stimulating, which describes something that provokes or induces an action or response. Other synonyms for whetting include exciting, arousing, piquing, and activating, all of which refer to the process of sharpening or stimulating your senses or appetite.

What are the hypernyms for Whetting?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Whetting

"It's just as well fer him I didn't," she said, Whetting her knife on the edge of a stone jar.
"Stories of the Foot-hills"
Margaret Collier Graham
On the edge of summer Death stands Whetting his scythe for a great harvest.
"Around The Tea-Table"
T. De Witt Talmage
Limber Tim rose up, and then the two men kept creaking, and screeching and Whetting their great boots together, as they went, without speaking, and in single file down the hill towards town.
"First Fam'lies of the Sierras"
Joaquin Miller

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