Peeked vs Piqued - What's the difference?
peeked | piqued |
(peek)
To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
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(computing) To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.
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(pique)
Annoyed, usually mildly and temporarily, especially by an offense to one's pride or honor.
As verbs the difference between peeked and piqued
is that peeked is past tense of peek while piqued is past tense of pique.As an adjective piqued is
annoyed, usually mildly and temporarily, especially by an offense to one's pride or honor.peeked
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Verb
(head)peek
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Alternative forms
* (l), (l) (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) *, probably a fusion of peep and keek.Verb
(en verb)- A pale strip of white skin peeked out from under his waistband.
- Her brown skin peeked through the empty gap in her clothing.
- We are peeking the value from the first index's memory location.