: having one's interest, desire, or curiosity strongly aroused
Cricket was intrigued, but I decided it wasn't good enough for her, and we moved to the sprawling Marriott resort, a complex of pretty lawns and pools with swim-up bars on the Chao Phraya river.—
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Food and WineAnd all the time she laughed, he watched, a smile quirking the corners of his mouth, as though he were both intrigued and delighted that he had done this, that he had made her laugh so suddenly and uncontrollably.—Rachel Joyce
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Hager said seductively in a video before the camera cut to Tamburello, who pulled an intrigued face.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Watching an early appearance of Melanie on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson only left me more intrigued about her ambivalent relationship toward fame: How could the same person be so confident and charismatic behind a guitar, but so diffident and uncomfortable chatting with Carson?
—Joseph Fenity, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
Some big investors became more intrigued with the prospect of owning marinas after the Internal Revenue Service ruled that fees paid for boat slips and boat storage counted as real-estate rents.
—Peter Grant, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
Billups is most intrigued about the athleticism that Grant brings to the forward position as a versatile player who can play well off of Lillard and score in a variety of ways, plus bring length and the ability to switch defensively onto smaller players.
—oregonlive, 7 July 2022
Through it all, Marty stayed calm, looking more intrigued than scared.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2015
Ideally, the recipient is left intrigued and wanting more information.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2022
But researchers were even more intrigued to see that their spins were not aligned—a telltale sign that the compact objects had not known each for very long.
—Adam Mann, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2020
Rather than a lecture hall, the talks are held in a big lobby space where people are regularly walking through, so that passers-by can become intrigued and start listening.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2010
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Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Watching an early appearance of Melanie on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson only left me more intrigued about her ambivalent relationship toward fame: How could the same person be so confident and charismatic behind a guitar, but so diffident and uncomfortable chatting with Carson?
—Joseph Fenity, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
Some big investors became more intrigued with the prospect of owning marinas after the Internal Revenue Service ruled that fees paid for boat slips and boat storage counted as real-estate rents.
—Peter Grant, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
Billups is most intrigued about the athleticism that Grant brings to the forward position as a versatile player who can play well off of Lillard and score in a variety of ways, plus bring length and the ability to switch defensively onto smaller players.
—oregonlive, 7 July 2022
Through it all, Marty stayed calm, looking more intrigued than scared.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2015
Ideally, the recipient is left intrigued and wanting more information.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2022
But researchers were even more intrigued to see that their spins were not aligned—a telltale sign that the compact objects had not known each for very long.
—Adam Mann, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2020
Rather than a lecture hall, the talks are held in a big lobby space where people are regularly walking through, so that passers-by can become intrigued and start listening.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2010
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“Intrigued.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intrigued. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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