Literary notes about Stimulating (AI summary)
Writers use "stimulating" to evoke a sense of both activation and engagement, often suggesting that something provokes thought or awakens the senses. It appears in portrayals of interpersonal dynamics, where a character’s presence or discourse sparks fresh ideas or emotions, as when a personality is described as almost over-stimulating in a social setting [1] or when a sharp mind is celebrated for its stimulating influence [2]. The term also extends to sensory and physical reactions, be it the invigorating aroma of coffee that excites the palate [3, 4, 5] or a subtle touch that inspires action and emotional clarity [6]. In more conceptual or creative contexts, authors employ "stimulating" to underscore processes that drive intellect, creativity, or even economic initiative [7, 8], enriching their narratives with a dynamic, energizing quality.
- His presence had been, perhaps, a bit over-stimulating.
— from The Gay Cockade by Temple Bailey - Bolingbroke was beyond doubt one of the most brilliant and stimulating minds of his age.
— from The Rape of the Lock, and Other Poems by Alexander Pope - It not only smells good and tastes good to all mankind, heathen or civilized, but all respond to its wonderful stimulating properties.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - It has been observed that coffee containing milk or cream is not as stimulating as black coffee.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - Thus all the fragrance of its perfume will be retained with all the balsamic and stimulating powers of its essence.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - “My dear,” she said to her son, once more stimulating him by a touch, “you promised me!”
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - And you say it has other results, stimulating all high creative work.
— from Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman - This too is why, in a merely human world without a God, the appeal to our moral energy falls short of its maximal stimulating power.
— from The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James
