pique curiosity



pique someone's curiosity

 and pique someone's interest
to arouse interest; to arouse curiosity. The advertisement piqued my curiosity about the product. The professor tried to pique the students' interest in French literature.
See also: curiosity, pique

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ZavierZAY-vee-ər, ZAYV-yərEnglish (Modern)
AliisaAH-lee:-sahFinnish
Webb[web]
Dick[dik]
Vester-Danish
Goldie (2)-Yiddish