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rousing

/ˈɹaʊzɪŋ/

rousing adjective: that rouses or excites. Also the present participle and gerund of rouse.

Adjective

rousing (comparative more rousing, superlative most rousing)

  1. That rouses or excites.
    • rousing music
    • But he still saw his side produce a rousing display which owed much to their lauded prowess from set-pieces, despite Uefa regulations meaning the pitch had to be widened and, in the process, the run-up area for Delap's long throws reduced.2011 September 29, Tom Rostance, “Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas”, in BBC Sport

Noun

rousing (plural rousings)

  1. The act by which somebody or something is roused.
    • Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both. Disposables can save parents repeated nighttime rousings or frequent sheet changes.2010, Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion, page 88

Also used as

rousing is also the present participle and gerund of rouse.

Examples of rousing in a sentence

  • Her rousing speech gave an upbeat tone to the rest of the evening.
  • He lay adoze, rousing only when someone came too close.
  • The master had them collected into the most roomy negrohouse, and a rousing fire made.

All 19 example sentences with rousing

Forms of rousing

Adjective
comparativemore rousing
superlativemost rousing
Noun
pluralrousings

Words formed from rousing

Words that rhyme with rousing

Questions about rousing

What does rousing mean?
Rousing means that rouses or excites.
What part of speech is rousing?
Rousing can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce rousing?
Rousing is pronounced /ˈɹaʊzɪŋ/.

Words near rousing in the dictionary

  1. Rouseys
  2. Roush
  3. Roushes
  4. rousie
  5. rousies
  6. rousing
  7. rousingly
  8. rousingness
  9. rousings
  10. rousong
  11. Roussakis

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