piquing
Stirring up interest
Piquing is the present participle of pique, meaning to stimulate or provoke interest or curiosity: The mystery novel's opening chapter succeeded in piquing my curiosity.
Less commonly, piquing can mean wounding someone's pride or causing resentment.
The spelling is often confused with peaking or peeking.
Intense absorbed interest
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- inquisitivenessEager desire to learn
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
questioning · eagerness · exploration · discovery · novelty · learning · investigation · insight
Arousing interest or energy
- rousingExciting strong feeling
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- goadingInciting through persistent pressure
- needlingPersistent mild taunting
prodding · inciting · provoking · agitating · riling · nettling · irritating · vexing
Something unexplained or unknown
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
suspense · allure · mystique · cryptic · tantalizing · beguiling · veiled · hidden
Attractive, tempting quality
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- charmAttractive personal quality
- appealFormal review request
lure · attractiveness · magnetism · draw · pull · invitation · bait · teasing
fascination
Intense absorbed interest
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- inquisitivenessEager desire to learn
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
interest · questioning · eagerness · exploration · discovery · novelty · learning · investigation · insight · awareness
stimulating
Arousing interest or energy
- rousingExciting strong feeling
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- goadingInciting through persistent pressure
needling · prodding · inciting · provoking · agitating · riling · nettling · irritating · vexing · aggravating
mystery
Something unexplained or unknown
secrecy · suspense · allure · mystique · cryptic · tantalizing · beguiling · veiled · hidden · clandestine
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- charmAttractive personal quality
appeal · lure · attractiveness · magnetism · draw · pull · invitation · bait · teasing · tantalizing