stimulating

American  

[stim-yuh-ley-ting] / ˈstɪm yəˌleɪ tɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing interest, inspiration, or incitement to action.

   We offer a stimulating work environment with lots of opportunity for growth.

2. inciting; acting as a cause.

   Rapid technological change is described by some authors as a stimulating factor in the decline of traditional ways of growing food.

3. having the property of exciting a nerve, gland, etc., to its functional activity.

   This plant tincture has a stimulating effect on the liver, spleen, and digestive system.

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Other Word Forms

• nonstimulating adjective
• self-stimulating adjective
• semistimulating adjective
• stimulatingly adverb
• unstimulating adjective
• unstimulatingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of stimulating

First recorded in 1640–50; stimulate ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

"The distance reach with structured light, both classical and quantum, remains very low … but this is also an opportunity, stimulating the search for more abstract degrees of freedom to exploit."

From Science Daily

It may also result in better corporate margins, stimulating labor demand.

From MarketWatch

Interviews with over a dozen students who had taken its classes were overwhelmingly positive; they described SCiLL’s offerings as “freeing,” “eye-opening,” “challenging” and “stimulating.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In cancer immunotherapy, tumor derived molecules called antigens are paired with immune stimulating compounds known as adjuvants.

From Science Daily

It was all a stimulating change from opera-house productions, which often lean on 18th-century elegance instead of exploring the seamy underside and corruption of the demimonde that is at the heart of the piece.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• appealing
• challenging
• exhilarating
• hectic
• inspiring
• interesting
• invigorating
• lively
• provocative
• thought-provoking
• thrilling