pique
/piːk/
US pronunciation
American sound/piːk/
pique
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- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Long vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
pi - que -> pique
Myanmar meaning
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[U] စိတ်ကောက်သွားခြင်း။ အောင့်သွားခြင်း။ (ဗန်း)နှာကစ်ခြင်း။ When he realized nobody was listening to him, he left the room in a fit of pique. ❍ Out of pique they refused to accept the compromise offered.
❏ piqued adj အောင့်သွား [သော]။ She seemed rather piqued by my remarks. ❍ He was piqued to discover that he hadn't been invited.
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interest, attract, intrigue, stimulate, arouse, grab, awake, absorb, affront, anger, annoy, annoyance, bad feeling, blowup, bother, bug, conniption, dander, displease, displeasure, egg on, exasperate, excite, fire up, flare-up, gall, galvanize, get, get a rise out of, get under skin, give a hard time, give the business, goad, goose, grudge, huff, hurt, ignite, ill will, incense, irk, irritate, irritation, kindle, make waves, miff, mortify, motivate, move, nettle, offend, offense, peeve, pet, prick, provocation, provoke, put out, quicken, resentment, rile, rise, rouse, ruckus, slow burn, snit, sore, spur, stew, sting, stir, storm, temper, tiff, umbrage, upset, vex, vexation, whet, work up, wound
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