The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PIQUE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Stimulate, as curiosity crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PIQUE | 88 % | 5 |
| AROUSE | 13 % | 6 |
Why may PIQUE be the right solution?
The word "pique" means to stimulate or arouse, especially someone's curiosity or interest. So, to "stimulate, as curiosity" is to "pique" curiosity.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stimulate, as curiosity
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Crossword Answer definitions
PIQUE noun- A feeling of enmity; ill-feeling, animosity; a transient feeling of wounded pride.
- A feeling of irritation or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little thought or consideration.
- Keenly felt desire; a longing.
- To wound the pride of; to excite to anger.
- To take pride in; to pride oneself on.
- To stimulate (a feeling, emotion); to offend by slighting; to excite (someone) to action by causing resentment or jealousy.
- In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.
- To score a pique against.
- A chigger or jigger, Tunga penetrans.
- A durable ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result PIQUE
- Arouse
- Snit
- Resentment
- Ill temper
- Excite, as interest
- Annoyance
- Engage, as interests
- Rouse
- Feeling of umbrage
- Arouse, as ire