Usually means: Sharpens or stimulates appetite, interest.
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  1. whets: Merriam-Webster
  2. whets: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. whets: Collins English Dictionary
  4. whets: Vocabulary.com
  5. whets: Wordnik
  6. whets: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. whets: Wiktionary
  8. whets: Dictionary.com
  9. whets: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  10. whets: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (whet)

verb:  (transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
verb:  (transitive) To stimulate or make more keen.
verb:  (transitive, obsolete) To preen.
noun:  The act of whetting something.
noun:  That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.
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