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Chinese city, formerly claimed to be exciting
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piquing
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vb. (present participle of pique English)
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Pique \Pique\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Piqued ; p. pr. & vb. n. Piquing .] [F. piquer. See Pike .] To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate; to fret; to offend; to excite to anger. Pique her, and soothe in turn. --Byron. To excite to action by ...
Usage examples of piquing.
I wished that we might observe them all when they did not know it, for I could not determine whether she was taking pleasure in piquing the professor or whether she was holding her admirers in leash in his presence.
Astar made of her lessons a clever and increasingly challenging game, piquing Riane's innate desire to win, while at the same time channeling the aggression raging inside her.