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Stimulate vs Sparking - What's the difference?

stimulate | sparking |

As verbs the difference between stimulate and sparking

is that stimulate is to encourage into action while sparking is .

As a noun sparking is

the act of producing a spark.

stimulate

English

Verb

(stimulat)
  • To encourage into action.
  • To arouse an organism to functional activity.

    • Synonyms

    * (encourage) encourage, induce, provoke * (arouse) animate, arouse, energize, energise, excite, perk up

    Antonyms

    * (arouse) de-energize, sedate, stifle

    Related terms

    * stimulant * stimulation * stimulator * stimulatory * stimulus

    Anagrams

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    sparking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of producing a spark.
  • * 2013 , Marcel Theroux, Strange Bodies
    • The tremor in my left hand is like the ominous grating note of a failing engine. I am growing weaker daily. What is this testimony but the collateral sparkings of a dying consciousness?