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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

  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 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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