"Whetting" is a word in ENGLISH
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Sydney, don't leave Adrian because of me.""It's more complicated than that," I said automatically."It's really not," she said. "From everything I've seen and heard, you're just afraid. You've always controlled every detail of your life. When you couldn't-like with the Alchemists-you found a way to seize back that control.""There is nothing wrong with wanting control," I snapped."Except that we can't always have it, and sometimes that is a good thing. A great thing, even," she added. "And that's how it is with Adrian. No matter how hard you try, you aren't going to be able to control your feelings for him. You can't help loving him, and so you're running away. I'm just an excuse.
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abrigána - (Sp. abrir, gana) Stimulant, appetizer, hors d’oeuvre, anything taken before a meal to whet the appetite.
Read the complete definitionTo make hungry; to whet the appetite of.
Read the complete definitionSomething which creates or whets an appetite.
Read the complete definitionv. /AG-, MANG-:-EN/ to whet, sharpen. Asaem ta labaham. Sharpen your razor.
Read the complete definitionbáid - To sharpen, grind, hone, whet. Baíra (baída) ang kotsílyo. Sharpen the knife. Ibáid akó sang ákon binángon. Kindly …
Read the complete definitionbalít - To whet, grind, sharpen, hone, put an edge on; to incite, urge, set on. Balitá ang labáha (nabáha). …
Read the complete definitionTo whet or sharpen.
Read the complete definitionv. /MANGI-: I-/ to whet, to cause to becom. smooth e.g. tools. --syn. ASA.
Read the complete definitionTo wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or …
Read the complete definitionkudkud v {1} [A; a] grind into fine pieces by rubbing or scraping. Kudkúra ang lubi, Grate the coconut. Kudkura …
Read the complete definitionkuluyáb - (H) A fan, anything used to fan a fire, etc. (cf. kuyáb, táyhop, taláyhop). kúlyap, The sharp, fine …
Read the complete definitionv. /MANGI-: I-/ 1. to rub against (something); hence, 2. to sharpen (a knife) by rubbing against a whetting stone. …
Read the complete definitionlágid - To sharpen, put an edge on, whet, hone, strop, grind. Lagída (-íra) ang kotsílyo. Sharpen the knife. Lagídi …
Read the complete definitionmagána - (Sp. gana) Nice, savoury, tasty, delicious, delectable, dainty, palatable; relishing, having a taste or liking for; stimulating, exciting …
Read the complete definitionA variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate.
Read the complete definitionA variety of hone slate, or whetstone, used for whetting tools when lubricated with oil.
Read the complete definitionpaíma - (B) To excite a desire or longing for, attract, allure, entice, captivate, whet the appetite, cause a liking …
Read the complete definitionpínu a {1} refined, not coarse in manners. Pínug linihukan, Refined in movement. {1a} fine, of delicate composition. Pínug lís, …
Read the complete definitionTo whet with a rifle. See Rifle, n., 3.
Read the complete definitionA small North American owl (Nyctale Acadica), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes; -- called also Acadian owl.
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