- 1. n. The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated. Source: opted
- 2. n. The irritating action of various agents (stimuli) on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which activity is evoked; especially, the nervous impulse produced by various agents on nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which the part connected with the nerve is thrown into a state of activity; irritation. Source: opted
- 3. n. the act of arousing an organism to action Source: wordnet
- 4. n. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action Source: wordnet
- 5. n. (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.) Source: wordnet
- 6. n. mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse Source: wordnet
- 7. 1. The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated. 2. (Physiol.) The irritating action of various agents (stimuli) on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which activity is evoked; especially, the nervous impulse produced by various agents on nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which the part connected with the nerve is thrown into a state of activity; irritation. Source: webster
- 8. The irritating action of various agents (stimuli) on muscles,nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which activity is evoked;especially, the nervous impulse produced by various agents on nerves,or a sensory end organ, by which the part connected with the nerve isthrown into a state of activity; irritation. Source: adambom
- 9. n:100 n. the act of arousing an organism to action n. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action n. (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.) Source: ecdict
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