stimulating
adjectiveverbattested in dialogue
Having a manner that stimulates; serving to stimulate.
adjective
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Having a manner that stimulates; serving to stimulate.
Chestnuts, soaked in muscadel, then boiled, along with satyrion, pistachio nuts, pine kernels, cubebs, cinnamon, rocket seed and sugar. Compounded together, these ingredient form a stimulating electuary.
Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776. B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves? Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.
verb
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Also a form of stimulatepresent participle and gerund of stimulate
Forms
- comparative
- more stimulating
- superlative
- most stimulating
stimulating · Having a manner that stimulates; serving to stimulate.
stimulation · A pushing or goading toward action.sting · A bump left on the skin after having been stung.STing · Storytelling in the context of a tabletop role-playing game,…