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Grammar : Adj
Spell : stim-yuh-leyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɪm yəˌleɪt



Definition of stimulating

Origin :
  • 1610s, from Latin stimulatus, past participle of stimulare (see stimulation). Related: Stimulated; stimulating.
  • adj exciting
Example sentences :
  • The agricultural shows have much effect in stimulating progress.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • It is necessary for other factors to act in stimulating human work.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • Their popular use is entirely due to their stimulating properties.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • Frequent bathing the feet in warm water, a stimulating plaster applied to the left side, and gentle exercise, are the most proper.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Now the stimulating class are the things which suggest contrast and relation.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • The humiliation, the failure, the loss––were good to have; stimulating.
  • Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
  • This is not the only way of stimulating the organism, but it seems the most powerful.
  • Extract from : « The Goat-gland Transplantation » by Sydney B. Flower
  • And then stimulating himself, he would become furious with rage.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • These stimulating stories are among the best of their class that have ever been written.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln » by Wayne Whipple
  • Mrs. Donovan's confidence was both flattering and stimulating.
  • Extract from : « Mary Rose of Mifflin » by Frances R. Sterrett

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