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What does "peaked my curiosity" mean?

Vocabulary Word: peaked my curiosity

1. Definition (expr.) made me very curious

Examples I didn’t really care what my wife was wearing to the dance, but she piqued my curiosity when she told me how expensive it was.

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JJackman

United States

NO, NO, NO!!!  This is WRONG! The expression is “piqued my curiosity” from the word “pique”  It has nothing to do with “peak.”  If you’re going to teach English, please teach it correctly!

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/piqued 

03:20 AM Jan 16 2016 |

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