STIMULATING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stimulating mean? 

• STIMULATING (adjective)
  The adjective STIMULATING has 3 senses:

1. rousing or quickening activity or the senses

2. that stimulates

3. making lively and cheerful

  Familiarity information: STIMULATING used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STIMULATING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rousing or quickening activity or the senses

Context example:

a stimulating discussion

Similar:

challenging; thought-provoking (stimulating interest or thought)

exciting (stimulating interest and discussion)

piquant; salty (engagingly stimulating or provocative)

rousing; stirring (capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement)

thrilling (causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or electric shock)

Also:

exciting (creating or arousing excitement)

interesting (arousing or holding the attention)

invigorating (imparting strength and vitality)

moving (arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion)

stimulative (capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent)

Antonym:

unstimulating (not stimulating)

Sense 2

Meaning:

That stimulates

Synonyms:

stimulant; stimulating

Context example:

stimulant phenomena

Similar:

stimulative (capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Making lively and cheerful

Synonyms:

exhilarating; stimulating

Context example:

the exhilarating effect of mountain air

Similar:

invigorating (imparting strength and vitality)

 Context examples 

Anamorelin binds to and stimulates the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) centrally, thereby mimicking the appetite-stimulating and growth hormone-releasing effects of grhelin.

(Anamorelin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The aspartate salt of amphetamine, a sympathomimetic amine with CNS stimulating properties.

(Amphetamine Aspartate, NCI Thesaurus)

Some cancer therapies work by stimulating anti-cancer immune responses.

(Gut microbes may affect cancer treatment, NIH)

Stimulating regeneration of teeth, however, is a major challenge.

(Laser Therapy Prompts Regeneration in Teeth, NIH)

The study findings suggest that stimulating antioxidant defences in mice reduces cognitive impairments caused by low blood sugar, which could help to improve the quality of life for diabetic patients.

(Antioxidants May Prevent Cognitive Impairment in Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Milodistim exhibits greater receptor binding affinity and colony stimulating activity than its parent cytokines.

(Milodistim, NCI Thesaurus)

NF1 contains a GAP-related domain that down regulates p21(RAS) by stimulating its GTPase activity.

(Neurofibromin, NCI Thesaurus)

A fully human monoclonal antibody against RON (recepteur d'origine nantais; macrophage stimulating 1 receptor), with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Narnatumab, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent may also induce the p53 pathway, thereby stimulating the production of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 and inhibiting angiogenesis.

(O-Chloroacetylcarbamoylfumagillol, NCI Thesaurus)

An allogenic vaccine consisting of irradiated breast cancer cells transfected with the granulocyte macrophage-colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) gene.

(Allogeneic GM-CSF-Secreting Breast Cancer Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)