😠pique

verb
/piːk/

Meaning

to stimulate interest or curiosity; to arouse resentment or anger

Example Sentences

Her remarks piqued his curiosity about the secret project.

Synonyms

arouse, provoke, irritate, stimulate

Antonyms

calm, soothe, pacify

Collocations

pique interest, pique curiosity, pique someone's anger

Related Vocabularies

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