Meaning
tease, whet
- To provoke playfully or tease someone
- To stimulate or whet desire, curiosity, or appetite
- To poke or prod physically with a pointed object
In a sentence
Smettila di stuzzicare tuo fratello mentre studia!
Stop teasing your brother while he is studying!
Il profumo del pane appena sfornato stuzzica l'appetito.
The smell of freshly baked bread whets the appetite.
Questa proposta non stuzzica affatto il mio interesse.
This proposal does not pique my interest at all.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| stuzzicare | infinitive |
| stuzzico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| stuzzichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stuzzica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stuzzichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| stuzzicate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stuzzicano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stuzzicavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| stuzzicavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| stuzzicava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| stuzzicavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| stuzzicavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| stuzzicavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| stuzzicai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| stuzzicasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| stuzzicò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| stuzzicammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| stuzzicaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| stuzzicarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| stuzzicherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| stuzzicherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| stuzzicherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| stuzzicheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| stuzzicherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| stuzzicheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| stuzzichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| stuzzichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stuzzichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stuzzichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| stuzzichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stuzzichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stuzzicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| stuzzicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| stuzzicasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| stuzzicassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| stuzzicaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| stuzzicassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| stuzzicherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| stuzzicheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stuzzicherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stuzzicheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| stuzzichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stuzzicherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stuzzica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| stuzzichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| stuzzicate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| stuzzicando | gerund |
| stuzzicato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Spelling quirk: takes an 'h' before 'e' and 'i' (stuzzichi, stuzzichiamo).
- Commonly used with 'l'appetito' (whet the appetite) or 'la curiosità' (pique curiosity).