whet meaning in Malayalam
രാകുക
UK/ˈwɛt//ˈwɛt/
whet in Malayalam: രാകുക, ഇരാകുക, തേക്കുക, മൂർച്ചപ്പെടുത്തുക. In English, whet means to sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.
Malayalam words for whet
- hone, sharpen, strop
- രാകുക, ഇരാകുക, തേക്കുക, മൂർച്ചപ്പെടുത്തുക, തേച്ചു മൂർച്ച കൂട്ടുക, കൂർപ്പിക്കുക
- excite, stimulate, arouse
- ഉത്തേജിപ്പിക്കുക, പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുക, രസം വളർത്തുക, പ്രചോദിപ്പിക്കുക, ഉദ്ദീപിപ്പിക്കുക, ആവേശം കൊള്ളിക്കുക
English meaning of whet
- verb To sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.
- 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.
- verb To make more keen or to stimulate (someone's appetite, interest, etc.); to hone, to sharpen.
- verb To encourage (someone) to do something; to incite, to urge.
whet in a sentence
- to whet one's appetite or one's courage
Synonyms of whet
whet in other languages
Questions about whet in Malayalam
- What is the meaning of whet in Malayalam?
- Whet in Malayalam is രാകുക, ഇരാകുക, തേക്കുക, മൂർച്ചപ്പെടുത്തുക.
- whet എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
- Whet: രാകുക, ഇരാകുക, തേക്കുക, മൂർച്ചപ്പെടുത്തുക.
- 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.
Source and license
Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: whet (dataset and license). 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 Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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