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whet meaning in Kannada

ಮಸೆ

UK/ˈwɛt//ˈwɛt/

whet in Kannada: ಮಸೆ, ತೀಡು, ಸಾಣೆಹಿಡಿ, ಉಜ್ಜಿ ಹರಿತಮಾಡು. In English, whet means to sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.

Kannada words for whet

ಮಸೆ, ತೀಡು, ಸಾಣೆಹಿಡಿ, ಉಜ್ಜಿ ಹರಿತಮಾಡು, ಮೊನಚುಮಾಡು, ಕೆರಳಿಸು

English meaning of whet

  1. verb To sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.
  2. verb Of an animal such as a boar: to sharpen (its horns, teeth, tusks, etc.) by rubbing on a stone, etc., in preparation for an attack.
  3. verb To make more keen or to stimulate (someone's appetite, interest, etc.); to hone, to sharpen.
  4. verb To encourage (someone) to do something; to incite, to urge.

Full definition of whet

whet in a sentence

  • to whet one's appetite or one's courage

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Questions about whet in Kannada

What is the meaning of whet in Kannada?
Whet in Kannada is ಮಸೆ, ತೀಡು, ಸಾಣೆಹಿಡಿ, ಉಜ್ಜಿ ಹರಿತಮಾಡು.
whet ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Whet: ಮಸೆ, ತೀಡು, ಸಾಣೆಹಿಡಿ, ಉಜ್ಜಿ ಹರಿತಮಾಡು.
What does whet mean in English?
Whet means to sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: whet (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: whet (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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