Verb (used with object) : to whet the appetite; to whet the curiosity.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : to talk a whet.    From Dictionary.com. 

Till each increasing force, whetting their swords.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Essay on War, in Blank Verse; Honington Green, a Ballad; the Culprit, an Elegy; and Other Poems, on Various Subjects] Reference

Each one opened with a slick appetite-whetting video.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rosy View From CES] Reference

Of course, he thought, he's just whetting my appetite.    From Wordnik.com.  [King Rat]

Doughty and host-whetting, nowise then would friendship.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats] Reference

This must be removed by whetting before the tool is used.    From Wordnik.com.  [4. Operation of grinding] Reference

And he arose whetting his knife on his shoe-sole, singing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales] Reference

This whetting turns a light wire edge over on the flat side.    From Wordnik.com.  [Handwork in Wood] Reference

MR. MCCURRY: I'm just whetting your appetite for a little bit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference

In whetting the points hold the pen at an angle of 12 degrees.    From Wordnik.com.  [Practical Mechanics for Boys] Reference

Hunger leaks out of your eyes, whetting me with dark temptation.    From Wordnik.com.  [qdiosa Diary Entry] Reference

Victor took a first sip of vodka like a butcher whetting his knife.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stalin's Ghost]

whetting of the wide faces by means of whetstones and whetting fluid.    From Wordnik.com.  [2. Types and Mode of Action of Smoothing and Sanding Tools] Reference

Then he unsheathed his knife, and, whetting the blade on his left hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) for use in the Lower School] Reference

These tools should be slightly hollow ground to facilitate the whetting.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Course In Wood Turning] Reference

In fact, she probably thought she was helping by whetting Guy's curiosity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Annie, Get Your Guy & Messing Around With Max]

Now, ironically, her whetting of appetites for action served his purposes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tides Of Light]

The whetting, of course, is the reverse of that on the outside bevel gouge.    From Wordnik.com.  [Handwork in Wood] Reference

She had everyone piled in the kitchen, whetting appetites with marinated olives.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blood Brothers]

Even the soft whetting of his sandal, as he walked, made echoes that shouted at him.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference

Eternal vigilance is the price we must pay, and the constant whetting of our faculties.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Fleece of Gold; Five Lessons from the Fable of Jason and the Golden Fleece] Reference

Wins provide momentum, buoying the victors and whetting their appetite for achievements.    From Wordnik.com.  [Job Not Done] Reference

A man once said to my friend: -- "I dunna like to hear that old sawyer whetting his saw.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales] Reference

From the distant hamlet in the valley clinked only the sharp tones of the whetting scythe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844] Reference

CONFLICT HE ADDRESSED his own soldiers, encouraging them and whetting their eagerness for war.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form] Reference

whetting of the longitudinal narrow faces with coarse and fine whetstones and whetting fluid.    From Wordnik.com.  [2. Types and Mode of Action of Smoothing and Sanding Tools] Reference

And they must be used as whetting is by the mower, that is, only so far as is necessary to his work.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Reformed Pastor] Reference

Clean whetting of the blades with the whetstone (removing of the burr) - Pull along the side of the blade.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

Her brand-related tweets are coy, revealing as little as possible while simultaneously whetting appetites.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Importance of Tweeting Oscar] Reference

  You paid your respects to another man's tastes by dancing with his wife, perhaps whetting your appetite for your own.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Madness of Mass Dance] Reference

The whetting has to be demonstrated, because it is rather difficult to give a clear-cut description of the motions involved.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Objectives and contents of practical vocational training in the working technique of “Scraping of Plane Surfaces”] Reference

And I'm going to start by whetting your appetite for a company whose branding and PR is handled by my brother, Jeff, and me.    From Wordnik.com.  [No One's in the Kitchen With Dinah - The Brothers Einstein - MediaBizBlogger] Reference

Even with "come hither" cover photography and the author's appetite-whetting persona: equal parts narcissist and train wreck.    From Wordnik.com.  [Richard Laermer: Oh Emily... What Hath You Not Wrought?] Reference

It is recommended to demonstrate the position of the cutting edge on the whetstone and the kinds of movement involved in whetting.    From Wordnik.com.  [3. Recommendations for practical vocational training in the working technique of ''Grinding of Simple Tools''] Reference

Waiting to Upgrade The higher-end cameras and phones are whetting the appetites of some consumers -- but many remain reluctant to buy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oh, Snap: Downturn Yields Digital Deals] Reference

The credit crisis, meanwhile, is testing the financial strength of some of Italy's biggest firms and whetting their appetite for cash.    From Wordnik.com.  [Libya Has A Taste For Italian Deals] Reference