whetter
English
Etymology
whet + -er
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɛtə(ɹ)/
- (without wine–whine) IPA(key): /ˈʍɛtə(ɹ)/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɛtɚ/, [ˈwɛɾɚ]
- (without wine–whine) IPA(key): /ˈʍɛtɚ/, [ˈʍɛɾɚ]
- Rhymes: -ɛtə(ɹ)
- Homophone: wetter
Noun
whetter (plural whetters)
- Something that whets. Agent noun of whet
- 2009 August 28, The New York Times, “Museum and Gallery Listings”, in New York Times:
- More a taste whetter than a substantial introduction, this exhibition presents six of the Expressionist portraits that made Kokoschka’s reputation in the pre-World War I era and about 40 works on paper.
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