Piquing

/ˈpiːkɪŋ/

Synonyms for "piquing" (28 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

annoy annoyance annoying arousal arouse arousing

Strong matches (8)

Noun(8 words)

awaken engaging excite interest intriguing irk irritate irritating

Related words (14)

Noun(14 words)

irritation offensive pointed prompt provocative provoke resentment sharp spark stimulate stimulating stimulus trigger vex

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries

affect appeal cognitionemotional stateinfluencemental processprovocation stimulate stimulus tone

More specific

20 entries

attention captureattention grabbercaptivating casecuriosity arousalcuriosity provocationengaging questionincisive argumentinsultinsulting remarkinterest stimulationintriguing topicnoveltyoffensive remarkprovocative critiquesarcastic commentsharp critique

Showing 16 of 20 words.

Collocations

11 entries

piquing appealpiquing appetitepiquing attentionpiquing curiositypiquing debatepiquing engagementpiquing evidencepiquing interestpiquing questionpiquing responsepiquing topic

Inflections

3 entries

piqued piques piquings

Derivations

3 entries

piqued piques piquingness

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Now you're piquing my interest.

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