galvanizing

Thân thiện

The speaker's galvanizing words inspired the entire audience.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Deeply stirring or exciting; having a sudden and dramatic effect that spurs to action: The word describes something that is powerfully stimulating, as if by an electric shock, often in a way that energizes people and prompts a strong response or change.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The activist delivered a galvanizing speech that inspired thousands to join the cause.
  • The team's unexpected victory served as a galvanizing moment for the entire city.
  • We need a galvanizing leader to unite the community.

Advanced Usage

• "to have a galvanizing effect on": to cause a sudden, powerful, and motivating impact on someone or something.
  • The crisis had a galvanizing effect on the research community, accelerating collaboration.
• Used to describe forces, events, speeches, or personalities that jolt people out of apathy and into action.

Variants and Related Words

• Galvanic (adj): Often used interchangeably with "galvanizing" to mean thrilling or stimulating, as if by electricity. It can also refer specifically to electricity produced by chemical action.
• Galvanize (v): To shock or excite someone into taking action; to coat iron or steel with a protective layer of zinc.
  • The tragedy galvanized the nation to demand new safety laws.

Synonyms

• Electrifying
• Stirring
• Rousing
• Inspiring
• Stimulating

Related Idioms and Phrases

• A galvanizing force: A person or event that acts as a catalyst for sudden and energetic change.
  • Her innovative research became a galvanizing force in the field of medicine.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
   • gave an electric reading of the play
   • the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale

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