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wetzen

[ˈvɛt͡sn̩]

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verb wetze · wetzt · wetzte · wetz!

auxiliary verb sehr schnell rennen Nach dem Klingelstreich wetzte die ganze Rasselbande die Straße runter.
Opposite: bummeln, zuckeln
auxiliary, especially wieder scharf machen, Klingenstahl durch Schleifen schärfen „Natursteine wetzen nicht, wenn man sie trocken verwendet.“

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whet (transitive) to sharpen (something) by rubbing on an object; of an animal: to sh

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@misc{wetzen_2026,
  title = {wetzen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/wetzen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}