whet meaning in Urdu
اشتہا بڑھانا ištehā baṛḥānā
UK/ˈwɛt//ˈwɛt/
whet in Urdu: اشتہا بڑھانا (ištehā baṛḥānā), گھسنا (ghisnā). In English, whet means to sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.
Urdu words for whet
- whet
- اشتہا بڑھانا ištehā baṛḥānā
- to whet, sharpen
- گھسنا ghisnā
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 Urdu
- What is the meaning of whet in Urdu?
- Whet in Urdu is اشتہا بڑھانا (ištehā baṛḥānā), گھسنا (ghisnā).
- whet کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
- Whet: اشتہا بڑھانا (ištehā baṛḥānā), گھسنا (ghisnā).
- 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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Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “whet”: اشتہا بڑھانا, گھسنا. 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 Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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