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Whet vs Whee - What's the difference?

whet | whee |

As a verb whet

is to hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.

As a noun whet

is the act of whetting something.

As an interjection whee is

an expression of pleasure or enjoyment.

whet

English

Verb

(whett)
  • To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
  • * Milton
    • The mower whets his scythe.
  • * Byron
    • Here roams the wolf, the eagle whets his beak.
  • To stimulate or make more keen.
    • to whet one's appetite or one's courage
  • * Shakespeare
    • Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, / I have not slept.
  • * 2003-10-20 , Naomi Wolf, The Porn Myth] , [http://nymag.com/ New York Magazine
    • In the end, porn doesn’t whet men’s appetites—it turns them off the real thing.

    Derived terms

    * whetstone

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of whetting something.
  • That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.
  • * Spectator
  • * sips, drams, and whets

    • Anagrams

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    whee

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (childish) An expression of pleasure or enjoyment.
  • * 2001 , Ricardo L Garcia, Coal camp days: a boy's remembrance?
    • She twisted the rubber band extra tight. Sure enough, the tractor spun off much faster. Whee ! She really liked to see it go fast on the living room floor.
  • * 2009 , Phil and Kaja Foglio, Girl Genius, Volume 9 , p. 81:
    • It'll be a secret! Whee !

    Synonyms

    * (childish expression of enjoyment) whoopee, yay, yeah, yippee