whet Betydning & definition

Eksempler på whet

• He quickly latched on to a comment about the number of tenants, but having whetted our appetite, he failed to satisfy us.

• Frankly, my appetite is being somewhat whetted by his argument.

• He does not use phraseology which tickles the ear or whets the appetite of good conversation.

• I remember very well his last contribution, which whetted my appetite for what we should hear to-day.

• I hope that that whets my noble friend's appetite.

• We have only had an excerpt and, having read it with great interest, it has whetted our appetites for more.

• Therefore, it is arguable that a tantalising pre-release of a report acts a film trailer and whets the public appetite for more.

• The public's appetite for them is increasingly evident, no doubt whetted by welfare considerations and the human health implications of some modern intensive practices.