stimulate
verb (used with object)
to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite.
is stimulating
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present progressiveof stimulate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Just make sure you do not play on your phone or a video game - the blue light wakes us up and the activity is stimulating.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
Cells in the brain communicate with one another by means of electrical signals, which can be excitatory, that is, stimulating, or inhibitory.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023
With rates at zero, the ECB is stimulating the economy and remains far from the neutral rate, which is estimated by economists to be around 1.5%.
From Reuters ● Aug. 27, 2022
For one thing, such gadgetry is stimulating, and convinces the brain that it should stay awake and pay attention even when you want it to start to relax.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2021
The society of his saints and angels is stimulating; the element of the unexpected enters into his work in open defiance of his pronounced mannerism.
From Artists Past and Present Random Studies by Elisabeth Luther Cary
