Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Wherret · Wher·ret · IPA /ˈwɛɹɪt/ v. t. n. 01 v. t. To hurry; to trouble; to tease. 1. To hurry; to trouble; to tease.[Obs.] 2. To box (one) on the ear; to strike or box (the ear); as, to wherret a child.[Obs.] 02 n. A box on the ear. 1. A box on the ear.[Obs.]