1
[ adjective ] rousing or quickening activity or the senses

Examples

"a stimulating discussion"

Used in print

(Jay Williams, The Forger....)

Contact with him is stimulating .

Related terms

unstimulating exciting rousing piquant thrilling challenging interesting exciting moving stimulative invigorating

2
[ adjective ] that stimulates

Synonyms

stimulant

Examples

"stimulant phenomena"

Related terms

stimulative

3
[ adjective ] making lively and cheerful

Synonyms

exhilarating

Examples

"the exhilarating effect of mountain air"

Related terms

invigorating

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Rhymes with

populating deregulating circulating regulating calculating isolating vacillating assimilating titillating oscillating alerting annotating participating motivating accommodating fluctuating discriminating coordinating dominating precipitating delegating investigating relegating nominating subordinating indicating hesitating validating irritating suffocating illuminating pulsating activating aggravating incriminating self-deprecating reciprocating invalidating communicating detonating fascinating agitating complicating contaminating disseminating debilitating resonating deprecating alienating legislating abating elating exhilarating annotating placating humiliating accelerating hallucinating devastating integrating penetrating plating collecting resulting letting resulting extenuating insulting frustrating captivating implicating updating duplicating incapacitating intoxicating locating intimidating asserting averting excruciating officiating nauseating ingratiating depreciating protesting protecting reflecting deteriorating denigrating bloodletting parachuting rating radiating liberating exacerbating vibrating alternating permeating exasperating weighting obviating baiting obliterating dating moderating mating operating commemorating waiting reverberating infuriating regenerating invigorating lighting looting highlighting upsetting shutting rotating lactating jutting piloting abutting editing unrelenting putting cutting disconcerting converting affecting shoplifting uplifting lamenting connecting biting visiting carpeting uninteresting inheriting balloting harvesting interesting marketing limiting crediting riveting telemarketing supplanting inhibiting reflecting bullfighting grating skating outing erupting halting ting typewriting flirting vaulting salting berating negating hallucinating equating writing siting sighting erupting whiting fighting corrupting citing dieting directing diluting projecting diverting offsetting rioting tasting hunting augmenting petting betting doubting batting accepting protesting bunting listing testing lasting rusting tenting taunting executing disappointing completing skywriting

Phonetic and Homophones

S T IH1 M Y AH0 L EY2 T IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

stimulation stimulative stimulate stimulant stimulated stimulant_drug stimulus

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