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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
rousing
adj 1: capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing
sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues" [syn:
rousing, stirring]
2: rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or
goading; "tossed a rousing political comment into the
conversation"
n 1: the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of
emotions" [syn: arousal, rousing]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Rouse \Rouse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roused (rouzd); p. pr. &
vb. n. Rousing.] [Probably of Scan. origin; cf. Sw. rusa to
rush, Dan. ruse, AS. hre['o]san to fall, rush. Cf. Rush,
v.]
1. To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to
rouse a deer or other animal of the chase.
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Like wild boars late roused out of the brakes.
--Spenser.
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Rouse the fleet hart, and cheer the opening hound.
--Pope.
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2. To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or
suddenly.
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3. To excite to lively thought or action from a state of
idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; as, to
rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions.
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To rouse up a people, the most phlegmatic of any in
Christendom. --Atterbury.
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4. To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate.
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Blustering winds, which all night long
Had roused the sea. --Milton.
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5. To raise; to make erect. [Obs.] --Spenser. Shak.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Rousing \Rous"ing\, a.
1. Having power to awaken or excite; exciting.
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I begin to feel
Some rousing motions in me. --Milton.
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2. Very great; violent; astounding; as, a rousing fire; a
rousing lie. [Colloq.]
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Thesaurus Results for Rousing:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
activating, alert, alluring, animate, animated, animating, animative, arousal, awakening, awful, bracing, bright, brisk, challenging, cheering, cordial, crisp, crispy, dashing, deadly, dreadful, electrifying, encouraging, energetic, energizing, enlivening, enthusiastic, exciting, exhilarating, exhilarative, fearful, fervent, fresh, frightful, galvanic, galvanizing, gay, horrible, howling, inspiring, inspiriting, intoxicating, invigorating, invigorative, inviting, keen, lively, peppy, piquant, prompting, provocative, provoking, quickening, refreshful, refreshing, regaling, reveille, rude awakening, spirited, sprightly, stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, terrible, terrific, thumping, tonic, viable, vigorous, vitalizing, whacking, zestful, zesty |
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Common Misspellings > |
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