stimulate
verb (used with object)
to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite.
had been stimulating
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past perfect progressiveof stimulate.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Every previous conversation I'd had with Pettegrew had been stimulating and enthusiastic on both ends.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2021
Experts say China had been stimulating its economy to try to keep up growth rates.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2020
CNN reined in its arena rock, and I discovered that gratuitous guitar riffs really had been stimulating.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2012
The period of adjustment had had its adventures, its uncertainties, its challenge, and to Sophia it had been stimulating.
From Voyage To Eternity by Stephen Marlowe
On the other hand, his education had been stimulating and emancipating, and even as a boy of thirteen his intelligence was alert and independent.
From Herbert Spencer by J. Arthur (John Arthur) Thomson
