Piquing

Meaning

1. (verb) To wound the pride of; to excite to anger.
2. (verb) To take pride in; to pride oneself on.
3. (verb) To stimulate (a feeling, emotion); to offend by slighting; to excite (someone) to action by causing resentment or jealousy. “I believe this will pique your interest.”
4. (verb) To score a pique against.

Letter breakdown

• Piquing contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
• It uses 6 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 2.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 19.

Words from these letters

• piing
• ping
• quip
• gin
• gnu
• gun
• nip
• pig
• pin
• pug
• pun

Connected words

Other 7-letter words

• abalone
• abandon
• abashed
• abashes
• abasing
• abating
• abbrevs
• abdomen
• abducts
• abetted
• abetter
• abettor
• abiding
• ability
• abjured
• abjures
• abolish
• aborted

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Words starting with PIQ

• piquancy
• piquant
• pique
• piqued
• piques

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Words ending with ING

• abandoning
• abashing
• abasing
• abating
• abbreviating
• abdicating
• abducting
• abetting
• abhorring
• abiding
• abjuring
• abnegating
• abolishing
• abominating
• aborting
• abounding
• abrading
• abridging

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