Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stimulating

/stˈɪmjəlˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: stim-u-lat-ing
IPA: /stˈɪmjəlˌeɪtɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a manner that stimulates; serving to stimulate.

verb

present participle and gerund of stimulate

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

more stimulating (comparative) most stimulating (superlative)

Derived Forms

gravistimulating immunostimulating nonstimulating phagostimulating photostimulating psychostimulating stimulatingly superstimulating unstimulating

Synonyms

exhilarating stimulant

Rhymes With

simulating

Questions

How do you pronounce stimulating?: The recorded pronunciation is /stˈɪmjəlˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does stimulating mean?: Having a manner that stimulates; serving to stimulate.

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