Stimulating

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stimulate \Stim"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stimulated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Stimulating}.] [L. stimulatus, p. p. of
     stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a
     goad. See {Stimulus}.]
     1. To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate,
        to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive


        or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of
        reward, or by the prospect of glory.
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              To excite and stimulate us thereunto. --Dr. J.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. (Physiol.) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite
        the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by
        electricity.
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     Syn: To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate;
          irritate; exasperate; incense.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stimulating
       adj 1: rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating
              discussion" [ant: {unstimulating}]
       2: that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena" [syn: {stimulant}]
       3: making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of
          mountain air" [syn: {exhilarating}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  122 Moby Thesaurus words for "stimulating":
     activating, agitating, alluring, analeptic, animating, animative,
     aphrodisiac, aphroditous, ardent, arousing, bracing, breathtaking,
     brisk, burning, challenging, charged, cheering, chill, chilly,
     cliff-hanging, cool, coolish, cordial, corroborant, crisp, crispy,
     disquieting, distracting, disturbing, electric, emphatic,
     encouraging, energizing, enlivening, enthusiastic, eroticizing,
     exciting, exhilarating, exhilarative, fervent, fiery, fresh,
     galvanic, galvanizing, glowing, heady, heart-expanding,
     heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, impassioned,
     impressive, inflammatory, inspirational, inspiring, interesting,
     intoxicating, invigorating, invigorative, inviting, jarring,
     jolting, juicy, lively, maddening, mind-blowing, moving,
     overcoming, overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, passionate,
     perturbing, piquant, prompting, provocative, provoking, quickening,
     racy, ravishing, readable, refreshful, refreshing, regaling,
     restorative, reviving, rich, roborant, rousing, soul-stirring,
     spicy, spirit-stirring, stimulant, stimulative, stirring,
     strengthening, striking, succulent, suspenseful, suspensive,
     tantalizing, telling, temperate, thought-challenging,
     thought-inspiring, thought-provoking, thrilling, thrilly, tickling,
     titillating, tonic, troubling, unsettling, upsetting, urgent,
     vehement, venereal, viable, vitalizing, warm, zestful, zesty