āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦ
a brief, intense feeling of anger, irritation, or resentment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His pique was evident when his idea was rejected.
āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° pique āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
to pique
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āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to trigger a strong emotional reaction in someone, such as anger, resentment, or offense
Transitive: to pique sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her comment about my work piqued my anger.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§.
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āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to provoke or arouse a feeling of interest or curiosity in someone
Transitive: to pique a sense of interest or curiosity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mysterious letter left on her desk piqued her curiosity.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĄā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻ°āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻšāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to pride oneself on something or feel a sense of superiority
Transitive: to pique oneself on sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She always managed to pique herself on her resilience and ability to overcome adversity.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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a woven fabric with a raised, textured pattern, often featuring small geometric designs, commonly used in garments such as polo shirts
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The tailor recommended a pique fabric for the summer shirts.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
