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Causing or eliciting a strong reaction (in someone)

Something that arouses activity or energy in someone or something

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

To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

(rare) Instigating the curiosity or attention of someone

Present participle for to take satisfaction or pleasure in one's accomplishments or abilities

Present participle for to pierce or make a hole (or holes) in

Present participle for to cause physical or bodily damage or injury to

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Adjective

Causing or eliciting a strong reaction (in someone)

invigorating^US

thought-provoking

envigorating^UK

character-building

emotion-charged

giving one food for thought

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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.”

Noun

Something that arouses activity or energy in someone or something

shot in the arm

kick up the backside

motivating force

straw that stirs the drink

mover and shaker

intellectual nourishment

carrot and stick

pressurization^US

kick in the pants

pressurisation^UK

animating force

invigoration^US

envigoration^UK

creative influence

boost to the spirits

radical stimulus

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Verb

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

antagonizing^US

rubbing up the wrong way

driving to distraction

antagonising^UK

getting someone's goat

getting under your skin

getting up your nose

giving someone grief

giving someone the hump

making your blood boil

driving round the bend

driving round the twist

driving up the wall

getting in your hair

getting on your wick

getting someone's dander up

getting your back up

hacking you off

making someone see red

getting on your nerves

giving someone the pip

putting your back up

hitting where one lives

getting your goat

rubbing the wrong way

getting on one's nerves

making somebody's hackles rise

raising your hackles

putting someone's nose out of joint

giving a hard time

getting your dander up

ruffling one's feathers

trying your patience

getting up someone's nose

getting someone

sending into a rage

causing offense

getting your hackles up

driving bananas

rubbing you up the wrong way

driving you up the wall

discountenancing

getting across someone

setting one's teeth on edge

cutting to the quick

discombobulating

scandalizing^US

inconveniencing

hurting somebody's feelings

rattling someone's cage

breathing down someone's neck

sticking in one's craw

scandalising^UK

getting a rise out of

making you see red

giving offence to

getting on someone

trying the patience of

pushing someon's buttons

running up the wrong way

causing annoyance to

causing resentment to

putting on edge

hitting a sour note

setting on edge

making an enemy of somebody

taking a rise out of

getting on the wrong side of

working into lather

losing one's temper

upsetting the applecart

driving you crazy

driving out of mind

driving you to distraction

making somebody's blood boil

driving you out of your mind

driving you round the bend

driving you off your head

driving you round the twist

treading on someone's toes

making it hot for someone

sticking the knife into

making things hot for someone

getting the knife into

giving the cold shoulder

giving a zinger

pushing the buttons of

thumbing nose at

causing suffering

causing anguish

giving a bad time

bending someone's ear

putting into a flap

rattling one's cage

putting someone off their stroke

throwing off balance

throwing into tizzy

causing someone to lose their composure

throwing into a tizz

causing suffering to

pressurizing^US

pressurising^UK

having it in for

discriminating against

weighing heavily on

causing trouble to

having a down on

making miserable

finding fault with

taking the mickey

taking the piss out of

causing anguish to

making wretched

punishing unfairly

causing anxiety to

making someone fed up

giving the business

making a monkey of

poking borak at

making sport of

poking mullock at

causing concern to

keeping complaining to

taking advantage of

causing agony to

slinging off at

making uncomfortable

preying on your mind

causing discomfort to

causing anxiety

making jokes about

showing antagonism to

disapproving of

feeling ill will towards

showing ill will towards

bearing a grudge towards

giving someone hell

getting in the hair of

getting on the nerves of

arousing hostility in

making restless

doing a number on

arousing anxiety in

pushing buttons

making it tough for

dampening spirits

breaking one's heart

putting a damper on

putting into a funk

breaking the heart of

gnawing away at

putting pressure on

bringing pressure to bear on

stirring the pot

making discontented

having had enough

losing patience

rocking the boat

scratching around

searching high heaven

causing pain to

playing cat and mouse

putting through wringer

rubbing salt in wound

tyrannizing over

causing someone distress

making severe demands on

making demands on

putting a strain on

causing to panic

shouting catcalls at

jumping on one's case

putting the squeeze on

giving the needle

interfering with

catching off balance

catching unawares

dishonouring^UK

busting someone's balls

taking it out on

stacking the deck

having your knife into

going for jugular

laying a bad trip on

doing an injustice to

giving no quarter

stepping on the toes of

making desolate

taking the heart out of

making despondent

traumatizing^US

putting on trial

traumatising^UK

causing to feel mental strain

causing to feel emotional strain

putting in traction

pushing to the limit

pulling someone's leg

pulling one's leg

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“He had often been mock-combative with my lovingly mischievous attempts to pique him with questions about life, the universe, and everything.”

Verb

To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction

working into lather

feeding the fire

lighting a fire under

revitalizing^US

calling into being

firing with enthusiasm

revitalising^UK

bringing into being

putting a bomb under

firing the imagination of

sowing the seeds of

acting as a stimulus to

acting as an incentive to

firing the enthusiasm of

bringing around

contributing to

agitating against

building a fire under

calling to mind

stirring embers

adding fuel to fire

putting in motion

setting in motion

giving a shot in the arm

giving someone a kick

getting someone going

getting smoking

prevailing upon

giving a boost to

giving shot in arm

raising your spirits

giving confidence to

boosting morale

raising the morale of

giving a shot in the arm to

stimulating spiritually

lifting the spirits of

stiffening the resolve of

translating into

bringing to pass

pressurizing^US

pressurising^UK

making possible

fanning the flames of

starting the ball rolling

trying to persuade

materializing^US

crystallizing^US

pushing forward

twisting someone's arm

having a hand in

coming into being

coming into existence

getting things rolling

having a part in

being responsible for

putting pressure on

putting in place

using pressure on

giving incentive to

materialising^UK

crystallising^UK

giving incentive

bringing on oneself

breathing life into

putting life into

having as a consequence

having as a result

raising spirits

adding fuel to the flames

giving one an idea

playing a part in

setting on foot

causing to appear

rationalizing^US

putting the heat on

rationalising^UK

putting the screws on

railroading into

bulldozing into

acting as a incentive to

giving the incentive to

coming out with

playing a role in

whetting one's appetite

being a factor in

opening the door for

causing to happen

being partly responsible for

having the effect of

carrying through

oiling the wheels of

causing to occur

giving new life to

breathing new life into

leaving the door open to

making compulsory

laying the foundations of

laying the first stone of

getting in operation

getting off the ground

getting the ball rolling

getting something functioning

getting under way

getting something working

setting the ball rolling

pulling strings with

putting on cloud nine

putting on top of the world

giving a lift to

letting the sun shine in

snapping out of it

giving birth to

bringing pressure to bear on

carrying weight with

cutting any ice with

making yourself felt with

bringing pressure to bear upon

becoming established

becoming apparent

discombobulating

fanning the fire

causing anxiety to

giving someone grief

pushing buttons

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“Every oddity he found only served to pique his interest more.”

Verb

(rare) Instigating the curiosity or attention of someone

floating someone's boat

lighting someone's fire

tickling someone's fancy

tickling your fancy

arousing curiosity

putting under a spell

arousing the curiosity of

holding your attention

whetting one's appetite

catching your eye

engaging one's attention

giving pleasure to

holding the attention of

holding spellbound

interesting greatly

sweeping off feet

tickle to death

giving someone a kick

monopolizing^US

catching the eye of

making a hit with

monopolising^UK

whetting the appetite of

giving someone a charge

taking your breath away

sending into raptures

firing with enthusiasm

pleasing greatly

turning one's head

catching hold of

drawing attention

making someone feel good

hitting the spot

making an impression on

grabbing the attention of

rooting to the spot

sending into transports

having an impact on

bringing around

getting started

tickling the fancy of

sweeping someone off their feet

getting under your skin

turning someone's head

exerting influence on

making your mouth water

exerting a pull on

giving great pleasure to

turning someone on

putting under magic spell

putting the whammy on

casting a spell on

putting horns on

filling with delight

lighting a fire under

getting someone going

riveting the attention of

doing the trick

filling the bill

making your head spin

going to your head

flattering into

bringing joy to

giving someone pleasure

getting one's kicks

warming the cockles of the heart

sweeping you off your feet

making a fool of

attracting attention

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Verb

Present participle for to take satisfaction or pleasure in one's accomplishments or abilities

“She may pique herself on her innocence and purity of thought, and commence an imprudent war against appearances, but that knowledge alone of acting against appearances must, inevitably, injure that very purity of thought.”

Verb

Present participle for to pierce or make a hole (or holes) in

Verb

Present participle for to cause physical or bodily damage or injury to

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