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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

  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 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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