What does the expression 'you've piqued my curiosity' mean?

... do you use piqued? The word set we're examining today can send writers into a spiral of uncertainty when it comes to word choice, particularly in the context of one expression: piqued my interest, peaked my interest, or peeked my interest? The answer is piqued—and here's why. read more

After all, a peak is the pointy top of something, so it’s natural to think of a peak when you think of your interest or curiosity swelling, as in Her eloquent dissertation on the development of 20 th century architecture peaked my interest in the topic. I said that I understood; I didn’t say that it was right. read more