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- Dictionarystimulating/ˈstɪmjʊleɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. encouraging or arousing interest or enthusiasm: "a rich and stimulating working environment" Similar Opposite
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A stimulating person makes you feel enthusiastic and full of ideas: a really stimulating teacher. If an activity is stimulating, it causes your body to be active: Aerobics is one of the most stimulating forms of exercise. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
to make someone excited and interested about something: The show was intended to stimulate and amuse. [ + obj + to infinitive ] Good teachers should ask questions that stimulate students to think. Erotic images are often more sexually stimulating to men than to women. [ T ] biology specialized. to cause part of the body to operate:
The meaning of STIMULATING is producing stimulation. How to use stimulating in a sentence.
Stimulating definition: causing interest, inspiration, or incitement to action. See examples of STIMULATING used in a sentence.
verb (used with object) , stim·u·lat·ed, stim·u·lat·ing. to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: A childhood summer learning program was the first thing to stimulate his interest in mathematics. Synonyms: excite, activate, arouse.
1. : to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity : animate, arouse. 2. a. : to function as a physiological stimulus to. b. : to arouse or affect by a stimulant (such as a drug) intransitive verb. : to act as a stimulant or stimulus. stimulation. ˌstim-yə-ˈlā-shən. noun. stimulative. ˈstim-yə-ˌlā-tiv. adjective. stimulator.
stimulating full of interesting or exciting ideas; making people feel enthusiastic: Thank you for a most stimulating discussion. gripping so exciting or interesting that it holds your attention completely: His books are always so gripping. absorbing interesting and fun and holding your attention completely: Chess can be an extremely absorbing ...
1. To rouse to action or increased activity; excite: a policy that stimulated people to protest; incentives to stimulate consumer spending. See Synonyms at provoke. 2. To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or system, for example). 3. To cause to be interested or engaged: Animals in zoos need to be stimulated to remain healthy. 4.
If something stimulates a part of a person's body, it causes it to move or start working. Exercise stimulates the digestive and excretory systems. [ VERB noun ]
stimulate something to make something develop or become more active; to encourage something. The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work. The article can be used to stimulate discussion among students. a government package designed to stimulate economic growth. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
