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to excite ; to stimulate ; to tease 흥분시키다 ; 자극하다 ; 애타게 하다

• It's really cruel to _____ a friend's curiosity by starting to share a choice piece of gossip and then abruptly saying, "No, I really shouldn't spread this around."
  소문의 일부를 함께 나누다가 단호하게 "안돼, 난 정말로 이 이야기를 퍼뜨리면 안돼."라고 말함으로써 친구의 호기심을 자극하는 것은 정말로 잔인한 짓이다.
• Appetizers are supposed to _____ people's appetite, not stuff them to the gills.
• The new movie was such a turkey that even the _____ing poster the studio created for it failed to attract any viewers at all.