Pique ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Pique ( verb )

  1. To excite or arouse (interest, curiosity, etc.).
  2. To provoke or annoy (a person) by a deliberate act or remark.

Origin:

French piquer, from old french, from pique point, sting, from latin picus woodpecker, from picus, pix, pitch; akin to latin picus woodpecker, greek peikos.

Examples:

  1. His remark piqued my interest.
  2. The article piqued my curiosity.
  3. She piqued his anger.
  4. His behavior piqued her annoyance.
  5. The challenge piqued his interest.

(As a noun)

Pique ( noun )

  1. To excite or arouse (interest, curiosity, etc.).
  2. To provoke or annoy (a person) by a deliberate act or remark.

Origin:

French piquer, from old french, from pique point, sting, from latin picus woodpecker, from picus, pix, pitch; akin to latin picus woodpecker, greek peikos.

Examples:

  1. His remark piqued my interest.
  2. The article piqued my curiosity.
  3. She piqued his anger.
  4. His behavior piqued her annoyance.
  5. The challenge piqued his interest.
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