fillip vs piquing

fillip

noun
  • A sharp strike or tap made using this action, or (by extension) by other means. 

  • Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy. 

  • Something that excites or stimulates. 

verb
  • To project quickly; to snap. 

  • To strike or tap smartly. 

  • To drive as if by a fillip (noun sense 1); to excite, stimulate, whet. 

  • To strike, project, or propel with a fillip (that is, a finger released quickly after being pressed against the thumb); to flick. 

  • To make a fillip (noun sense 1) (with the fingers). 

piquing

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