"whet" is an acceptable and commonly used word in written English.
It is a verb meaning to sharpen or increase the appetite or eagerness of. Example sentence: The teacher whetted the students' interest in science by describing a fascinating experiment.
Instead, there were a few tempting tax-cutting titbits designed to whet our appetites and look ahead to better times: income tax cuts for lower earners, business tax allowances extended, the business investment allowance doubled, tax relief on savings.
That is just as likely to dull the appetite for independence as to whet it.
"The scene did not whet one's appetite for more," remarked the online edition of Die Welt.It was not an auspicious moment for the man expected to be foreign minister in Chancellor Angela Merkel's new government.
The UN's decision this week to suspend U-2 flights over Iraq, taken, it argues, to give diplomacy a chance, will be seen in Iraq as a victory and may whet Saddam's appetite for confrontation.And if the Security Council does compromise?
Many papers bet that online consumption might whet readers' appetites for news, much as free airtime on the radio boosts rather than undermines album sales.
Without such support from the West a victory in the Ukraine will only whet Russia's appetite.MOSHE ROZENBLIT Jersey City, New Jersey* I was struck by how quickly Russia's annexation of Crimea a year ago an unprecedented unilateral move to redraw the map of Europe is seemingly forgotten.
Since then, however, space buffs have had little more than an occasional press release or video clip of test flights to whet their appetite for Blue Origin's vertical-take-off-and-landing spacecraft.
It is probably no coincidence that share prices for most financial institutions have flattened in recent weeks.Regulators and politicians are still trying to suppress banks' risk appetite, not whet it.
Below-the-line spending includes promotions or coupons to whet the consumer's "preference" for the brand as he nears a purchase, or schemes such as frequent- flyer miles to increase his "loyalty" afterwards.
And what better place than business schools to discuss how things can be financed and structured?" It is not the first time that business schools have whet the appetites of students with lessons from the kitchen.
Yet even the inevitable can whet the appetite when it finally happens.
