Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of pique.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word piquing.

Examples

  • Harry continued her first object for some little time, but soon the idea of piquing him was merely an excuse for coquetry.

    Tales and Novels — Volume 09 Maria Edgeworth 1808

  • Finally a topic I have zero experience in thus piquing my interest that much more.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Melissa 2009

  • Troubled small businesses are discovering that banks are too traumatized by risk to extend them credit—the dearth of lending piquing small businesses.

    Banker Darts Around Loan Gridlock Robin Sidel 2011

  • The best short stories are the ones that intrigue you with that first sentence, piquing your curiosity and driving you forward into the meat of the tale.

    MIND MELD: Memorable Short Stories to Add to Your Reading List (Part 1 of 2) 2009

  • As mentioned, SIMMONS takes a step forward from "The Terror" here; by introducing an unreliable narrator, he successfully manages to blur the line between facts and fiction and thus piquing reader's interest.

    Archive 2009-12-01 2009

  • I'll cop to clicking -- HuffPost did an excellent job piquing my interest.

    Eli Pariser: Beware Online 'Filter Bubbles' 2011

  • From purely a sales standpoint- that is, getting butts in movie seats, it gives you a big head start on piquing the audience's interest, or so the thinking goes.

    John Farr: The Dirtiest Word in Hollywood John Farr 2011

  • Finally a topic I have zero experience in thus piquing my interest that much more.

    BREAD WINNER Melissa 2009

  • From purely a sales standpoint- that is, getting butts in movie seats, it gives you a big head start on piquing the audience's interest, or so the thinking goes.

    John Farr: The Dirtiest Word in Hollywood John Farr 2011

  • As mentioned, SIMMONS takes a step forward from "The Terror" here; by introducing an unreliable narrator, he successfully manages to blur the line between facts and fiction and thus piquing reader's interest.

    Dan Simmons - Drood (Book Review) 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.