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- [stim-yuh-leyt]
- /ˈstɪm yəˌleɪt/
- /ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪ.tɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stim-yuh-leyt]
- /ˈstɪm yəˌleɪt/
Definitions of stimulating word
- verb with object stimulating to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics. 1
- verb with object stimulating Physiology, Medicine/Medical. to excite (a nerve, gland, etc.) to its functional activity. 1
- verb with object stimulating to invigorate (a person) by a food or beverage containing a stimulant, as coffee, tea, or alcoholic liquor. 1
- verb without object stimulating to act as a stimulus or stimulant. 1
- adjective stimulating exciting, interesting 1
- adjective stimulating arousing, provocative 1
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Origin of stimulating
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50, stimulate is from the Latin word stimulātus (past participle of stimulāre to goad). See stimulus, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Stimulating
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stimulating popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stimulating usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stimulating
adj stimulating
- ac — AC is used to refer to an electric current that continually changes direction as it flows. AC is an abbreviation for 'alternating current'.
- activation — to make active; cause to function or act.
- adrenalizing — to stir to action; excite: The promise of victory adrenalized the team.
- agitative — tending to stir or agitate
- animalistic — If you describe a person or their behaviour as animalistic, you mean that they do not try to hide or control their basic feelings and physical needs.
adjective stimulating
- animating — Present participle of animate.
- animative — Tending to animate; causing animation.
- arousing — causing sexual excitement
- challenging — A challenging task or job requires great effort and determination.
- charged — If a situation is charged, it is filled with emotion and therefore very tense or exciting.
Antonyms for stimulating
adj stimulating
- achromic — colourless
- boresome — boring or uninteresting
- calmative — (of a remedy or agent) sedative
- characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
- colorless — Something that is colorless has no color at all.
adjective stimulating
- anodyne — If you describe something as anodyne, you are criticizing it because it has no strong characteristics and is not likely to excite, interest, or upset anyone.
- colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
- enervative — Causing enervation.
- nowhere — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
- yawner — a person who yawns.
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