The ridiculous subject was both mind stimulating and enjoyable.
Their tone is stimulating and lofty.
At the meeting he made stimulating speech, and on the way home asked for advice.
During the, 8th century the classical scholarship of the Netherlands was under the healthy and stimulating influence of Bentley (1662-1742), who marks the beginning of the English and Dutch period, mainly represented English in Holland by Bentley's younger contemporary and correspondent, Tiberius Hemsterhuys (1685-1766), and the latter scholar's great pupil David Ruhnken (1723-1798).
He used every opportunity of stimulating the moral strength of the nation and keeping its hopes alive.