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whetted

/wˈɛtɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
whet-ted
IPA
/wˈɛtɪd/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having undergone the process of whetting; sharpened or honed.

adj

(of a surface) exposed to a working fluid.

verb

simple past and past participle of whet

Example Sentences

Derived Forms

unwhetted

Homonyms

wetted

Rhymes With

regretted indebted netted vetted pigmented fretted abetted sweated petted silhouetted jetted

Questions

How do you pronounce whetted?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɛtɪd/.
What does whetted mean?
Having undergone the process of whetting; sharpened or honed.

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