pique
verb (used with object)
to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride.
was piquing
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past progressiveof pique.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Hope was glad to hear that Lucy had secured the Professor's consent that they should be present, for the mystery of Bolton's terrible death was piquing him, and he dearly desired to learn the truth.
From The Green Mummy by Fergus Hume
