STIMULATING

exhilarating, stimulating

(adjective) making lively and cheerful; “the exhilarating effect of mountain air”

stimulating

(adjective) rousing or quickening activity or the senses; “a stimulating discussion”

stimulant, stimulating

(adjective) that stimulates; “stimulant phenomena”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

stimulating (comparative more stimulating, superlative most stimulating)

Having a manner that stimulates.

Verb

stimulating

present participle of stimulate

Source: Wiktionary


STIMULATE

Stim"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stimulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Stimulating.] Etym: [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. To excite and stimulate us thereunto. Dr. J. Scott.

2. (Physiol.)

Definition: To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity.

Syn.

– To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate; irritate; exasperate; incense.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 April 2025

COMMISERATIVE

(adjective) feeling or expressing sympathy; “made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue”- Kenneth Roberts


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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