What is another word for piquing ?

Causing or eliciting a strong reaction (in someone)

like a red rag to a bull

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“His verbal recreations of camp life, and of characters he'd met, had us all laughing and asking piquing questions by turns.”

Adjective

Providing inspiration

energising^UK

energizing^US

giving one food for thought

marvelous^US

marvellous^UK

never to be forgotten

hypnotizing^US

mesmerising^UK

mesmerizing^US

hypnotising^UK

like a red rag to a bull

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Noun

straw that stirs the drink

Something that arouses activity or energy in someone or something

fuelling^UK

fueling^US

intellectual nourishment

stimulating substance

succor^US

the why and wherefore

succour^UK

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Verb

getting on someone's nerves

To be irritating or upsetting, typically with repeated or unpleasant acts

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

rubbing up the wrong way

driving to distraction

getting under your skin

getting up your nose

getting your goat

giving someone grief

giving someone the hump

hacking off

making your blood boil

driving round the bend

driving round the twist

getting your dander up

hacking you off

heating up

making someone see red

getting on your nerves

giving someone the pip

putting your back up

hitting where one lives

rubbing the wrong way

getting on one's nerves

making someone's blood boil

getting one's goat

making someone's hackles rise

ruffling someone's feathers

putting someone's back up

getting in someone's hair

getting someone's back up

getting up someone's nose

getting under someone's skin

put somebody's nose out of joint

getting under one's skin

putting someone's nose out of joint

getting on someone's wick

getting across someone

rubbing you up the wrong way

getting someone's goat

wearing on

cutting to the quick

trying someone's patience

getting under skin

getting someone's dander up

making your hackles rise

rattling someone's cage

hurting someone's feelings

getting your hackles up

sticking in one's craw

hectoring

hacking

setting one's teeth on edge

acerbating

arousing

scandalising^UK

trying one's patience

getting a rise out of

working up

getting on somebody's nerves

ruffling one's feathers

driving insane

putting your nose out of joint

steaming

trying the patience of

pushing someon's buttons

causing resentment to

rubbing one the wrong way

agonizing^US

driving you up the wall

shaking

inciting

jarring upon

setting your teeth on edge

getting someone's hackles up

victimizing^US

running up the wrong way

terrorizing^US

upsetting the apple cart

cramping style

driving out of mind

making livid

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

driving you out of your mind

driving you round the bend

shattering

driving you off your head

driving somebody up the wall

driving you round the twist

pushing the buttons of

agonising^UK

giving the cold shoulder

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

confronting

dispraising

giving a zinger

making it hot for someone

terrorising^UK

victimising^UK

sticking the knife into

expelling

making things hot for someone

dragooning

singling out

poking

getting the knife into

getting in one's hair

putting someone off their stroke

causing someone to lose their composure

breathing down someone's neck

bending someone's ear

carping at

intruding upon

imposing on

hurting somebody's feelings

treading on someone's toes

turning one's stomach

making someone want to throw up

disenchanting

cloying on

causing to feel nauseous

turning your stomach

making shudder

filling with loathing

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

putting the screws on

using strong-arm tactics on

putting the squeeze on

bringing pressure to bear on

discriminating against

twisting someone's arm

weighing heavily on

riding roughshod over

taking the mickey out of

taking the piss out of

satirizing^US

putting under an obligation

turning the screws on

poking mullock at

hanging over

taking advantage of

having someone do something

tightening the screws on

tyrannizing over

causing discomfort to

satirising^UK

keeping complaining to

showing antagonism to

feeling ill will towards

showing ill will towards

bearing a grudge towards

arousing hostility in

preying on one's mind

giving someone hell

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

niggling at

recurring

getting on the nerves of

getting in the hair of

leading someone a merry dance

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

breaking the heart of

belabouring^UK

twisting somebody's arm

putting through the wringer

putting the chill on

hissing

tiring out

making severe demands on

tightening the screw on

causing someone distress

searching high heaven

mangling

bringing pressure to bear

putting the bite on

making someone fed up

entangling

hampering

playing the heavy with

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

dishonoring^US

jumping on one's case

giving the needle

giving one the business

belaboring^US

catching somebody unawares

astonishing

catching somebody off balance

doing an injustice to

dishonouring^UK

stepping on the toes of

putting someone to trouble

giving someone bother

causing someone difficulty

making someone go out of his way

ruling with an iron hand

bringing someone to their knees

ruling with a rod of iron

bringing under the yoke

keeping someone hanging on

making mouth water

making someone's mouth water

putting someone to shame

making someone eat humble pie

getting one's comeuppance

demonizing^US

having your knife into

demonising^UK

scaring the bejesus out of

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

taking the heart out of

pulling somebody's leg

messing around

pulling someone's leg

leading somebody on

swipeing at

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“She was piqued by his lack of enthusiasm.”

Verb

To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

energising^UK

energizing^US

firing the imagination of

fueling^US

lighting a fire under

firing with enthusiasm

fanning the flames of

giving a shot in the arm

giving someone a kick

getting someone going

building a fire under

acting as an incentive to

firing the enthusiasm of

acting as a stimulus to

catalyzing^US

catalysing^UK

organizing^US

organising^UK

starting the ball rolling

realizing^US

realising^UK

getting things rolling

having as a consequence

adding fuel to the flames

breathing new life into

giving a buzz

perpetrating

accelerating

being responsible for

being partly responsible for

finalizing^US

getting off the ground

giving a new lease of life to

acting as a incentive to

acting as a spur to

acting as a fillip to

acting as a impetus to

laying the foundations of

deriving

laying the first stone of

getting the ball rolling

setting the ball rolling

calling out

reminding one of

milking

putting one in mind of

bringing into the world

finalising^UK

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Verb

(rare) Instigating the curiosity or attention of someone

mesmerising^UK

mesmerizing^US

capturing one's imagination

floating someone's boat

lighting someone's fire

occupying

preoccupying

sitting up

tickling someone's fancy

hypnotizing^US

magnetizing^US

magnetising^UK

hypnotising^UK

stimulating

gratifying

satisfying

putting under a spell

holding in awe

concerning

arousing one's curiosity

mattering to

holding one's attention

whetting one's appetite

engaging one's attention

catching one's eye

holding

enrapturing

arousing the curiosity of

humoring^US

holding the attention of

humouring^UK

sweeping off one's feet

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

sweeping off your feet

steering

whetting the appetite of

making a hit with

making happy

sweeping someone off their feet

roping in

coming on

bringing in

taking somebody's breath away

giving someone a thrill

sending into raptures

pleasing greatly

soaking

taking someone's breath away

giving someone a kick

keeping busy

going over big

drawing one's attention

catching hold of

making someone's mouth water

tying up

sweeping off feet

striking dumb

taking your breath away

getting someone going

subjecting

grabbing the attention of

giving great pleasure to

giving someone a charge

tickling the fancy of

sending into transports

getting one's jollies

absorbing yourself in

throwing yourself into

getting under someone's skin

exerting influence on

catching someone's eye

exerting a pull on

holding your attention

giving the come-on to

owning

putting under magic spell

forspeaking

putting the whammy on

leading up garden path

paralysing^UK

having a get-together

sweeping you off your feet

making a fool of

palsying

stopping in one's tracks

rooting

stopping dead

riveting the attention of

paralyzing^US

stopping one dead

stopping someone in their tracks

becoming an obsession with

making a hit with someone

agreeing with

giving someone pleasure

getting one's kicks

cheering up

making someone feel good

bucking up

warming the cockles of the heart

keeping someone hanging on

winning the affection of

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Verb

Present participle for to wound the pride of

Verb

Present participle for to drive spiritually or urge someone on

boosting someone's morale

energising^UK

energizing^US

bucking up

cheering up

geeing up

giving a shot in the arm to

giving confidence to

giving hope to

giving shot in arm

lifting the spirits of

lighting a fire under

propping up

psyching up

raising the morale of

raising your spirits

spiriting someone up

stiffening the resolve of

stimulating spiritually

firing with enthusiasm

fueling^US

raising someone's spirits

lifting the morale of

breathing new life into

livening

breathing life into

informing

getting something going

being responsible for

firing the imagination of

acting as a fillip to

getting one going

acting as a impetus to

giving a new lease of life to

acting as a incentive to

acting as a stimulus to

acting as a spur to

getting one started

building a fire under

restoring confidence to

putting one's mind to rest

setting your mind at rest

snapping one out of it

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Verb

Present participle for to cause damage to

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