galvanizing

1. Placement of a thin coat of a metal, such as zinc, over iron or steel to protect the latter from rust. Galvanized metals typically appear shiny.

Example Sentences

Such is the message of a timely and galvanizing “Newsies” short film from Broadway Votes, the national theater industry’s nonpartisan get-out-the-vote initiative formed to promote the importance of voter participation.

From Los Angeles Times

The galvanizing force Trump generated from backlash around Hillary Clinton's 2016 "basket of deplorables" comment serves as an example of that dynamic.

From Salon

Majestic and sweeping, the picture is driven by the desire to create a great and galvanizing work about the personal cost of such a vision.

From Los Angeles Times

But this production offers its own harmonious compensation: modern day verbal panache and a company of vibrantly unconventional actors, led by a galvanizing Iwuji in a performance of unmistakable beauty.

From Los Angeles Times

Part of the credit for galvanizing the movement is owed to a charismatic public figure — a late mountain lion known as P-22.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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• energize
• excite
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• jolt
• motivate
• provoke
• shock
• spur
• startle
• stir
• stun