galvanize
verb (used with object)
to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
was galvanizing
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past progressiveof galvanize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He said hearing others speak at the vigil was galvanizing following the attack.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
“It was galvanizing enough that there was an agreement … to fleshing out the consequences for Russia if it went ahead with the aggression,” Blinken said.
From Washington Post ● May 26, 2022
For many Black musicians, though, the “New World” was galvanizing precisely because of its ties to the African diaspora.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2021
The failure to pass the ERA is not a failure overall but was galvanizing for feminists coming of age in the 1980s and 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2020
The effect was galvanizing: his muddied half-chewed tail stirred and he raised his shoulders, then his forelegs, with a convulsive effort, like an old work horse getting up after a fall.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
