stimulate
verb (used with object)
to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite.
was stimulating
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past progressiveof stimulate.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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While the earlier snowmelt was stimulating plants' productivity in June, that productivity began to taper off in July – normally their peak season for photosynthesis.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2022
The marker itself was stimulating the rodents’ immune system to attack the tumor cells.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 17, 2022
And those boomers may, if they’re being honest, will tell you that they stayed at that long-term job because it was comfortable, not because it was stimulating.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2019
If a conversation was stimulating enough, Popovich would approach his tiny wine rack, eight or nine bottles that were the seeds of a vast collection, and let the contents and conversation breathe.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2017
Novelty was stimulating for a time, but soon lost its charm; one was safe if one held fast by the things one knew and valued, even if one's standard of value was not altogether just.
From Partners of the Out-Trail by Harold Bindloss
