Past tense of pique

Forms of pique

Piqued in a sentence

• But deep below the surface it piqued him.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “The Test on Miriam”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC, part II, page 292
• I have been hugely involved in the operational side until this point, but now I can speak to operators and other businesses such as American and European companies, because we seem to have piqued interest.2020 January 2, Richard Clinnick, “After Some Alarms, Sleeper Awakens”, in Rail, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC...
• Your remarks piqued my curiosity, as it did my mom's too.From the entry do
• Almost everything about this notion piqued my curiosity: the commodification of violence into a tourist product; the idea that “politics” was actually history.2023 November 21, Megan K. Stack, “Is Ireland Headed for a Merger?”, in The New York Times. From the entry commodification
• But when I got multiple doctors on my feed advocating for the use of a BORG as a harm reduction tactic, it piqued my interest.2023 March 3, Meredith MacLean, “To BORG or not to BORG: Safe alternative or dangerous trend?”, in The Daily Targum, →OCLC, archived from…. From the entry dage

Meaning of pique

1. verb To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
2. verb To excite (someone) to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest).
3. verb To pride (oneself) on something.

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Questions about the past tense of pique

What is the past tense of pique?

The past tense of pique is piqued.

What is the past participle of pique?

The past participle of pique is piqued.

Is pique a regular or irregular verb?

Pique is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.