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US
/ˈstɪmjəˌɫeɪtɪŋ/
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[ UK /stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪtɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪtɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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rousing or quickening activity or the senses
a stimulating discussion -
making lively and cheerful
the exhilarating effect of mountain air -
that stimulates
stimulant phenomena
How To Use stimulating In A Sentence
- The ensemble playing is lock tight, the soloists are eloquent; the seven pieces (five of them composed by group members) are literate and stimulating.
- Apyrase, an enzyme in tick saliva, may maintain blood flow into the bite by stimulating local vasodilation and preventing platelet aggregation.
- Are there effluvia analogous to what we call odour: effluvia of extreme subtlety, absolutely imperceptible to us, yet capable of stimulating a sense-organ far more sensitive than our own? Social Life in the Insect World
- Association between a heterocyclic compound stimulating lipid and carbohydrate metabolisms and an antioxidant agent for treating obesity.
- All this is not to say that the exhibition is unstimulating or worth forgetting about.
- The creative advertiser has the function of stimulating arousal in buyers.
- But the move towards smaller, unilingual panels has probably facilitated the spontaneous communication between writers, making the events much more stimulating for the audience.
- The next morning you can loaf around at your pleasure, and in the afternoon there will be a demonstration of a back massage, followed by gentle exercise and some stimulating oils to prepare you for your journey home.
- A prebiotic functions by selectively stimulating the growth of probiotics and other beneficial bacteria in the GI tract.
- Garlic helps prevent and eliminate infections as well as destroys parasites, worms and viruses in addition to stimulating the immune function.