stimulate
verb (used with object)
to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite.
have been stimulating
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present perfect progressiveof stimulate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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With a blend of insider-outsider and art-nonart components, it could have been stimulating.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2013
Week Later.—In order to gain my prize for best cabbages, boys have been stimulating their growth with a guano made of chopped bones, slate-pencil dust, and ink!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 26th 1893 by Various
