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stimulating

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stim·u·late  (stmy-lt)
v. stim·u·lat·ed, stim·u·lat·ing, stim·u·lates
v.tr.
1. To rouse to activity or heightened action, as by spurring or goading; excite. See Synonyms at provoke.
2. To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or part).
3. To excite or invigorate (a person, for example) with a stimulant.
v.intr.
To act or serve as a stimulant or stimulus.
[Latin stimulre, stimult-, to goad on, from stimulus, goad.]
stimu·later, stimu·lator n.
stimu·lating·ly adv.
stimu·lation n.
stimu·lative, stimu·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj.
stimulating
Adjective
1. inspiring new ideas or enthusiasm
2. (of a physical activity) making one feel refreshed and energetic; invigorating
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion"
exciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"
interesting - arousing or holding the attention
invigorating - imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air"
moving - arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne
stimulative - capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
unexciting, unstimulating - not stimulating
2.stimulating - that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena"
stimulant
stimulative - capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
3.stimulating - making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of mountain air"
exhilarating
invigorating - imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air"
stimulating
adjective exciting, inspiring, stirring, provoking, intriguing, rousing, provocative, exhilarating, thought-provoking, galvanic << OPPOSITE boring
Translations
Spanish stimulating [ˈstɪmjuleɪtɪŋ] adj → estimulante
French stimulating [ˈstɪmjuleɪtɪŋ] adj → stimulant(e)
German stimulating [ˈstɪmjuleɪtɪŋ] stimulate adj → anregend, stimulierend
Italian stimulating [ˈstɪmjuleɪtɪŋ] adj → stimolante
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A thin envelope from an editor in the morning's mail was more stimulating than half a dozen cocktails.
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But I could hardly have respected him more, whatever the stimulating influences of this sight might have been.
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We were talking about what it is like to spend one's childhood in little towns like these, buried in wheat and corn, under stimulating extremes of climate: burning summers when the world lies green and billowy beneath a brilliant sky, when one is fairly stifled in vegetation, in the color and smell of strong weeds and heavy harvests; blustery winters with little snow, when the whole country is stripped bare and gray as sheet-iron.
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