Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring.
- adjective Lively; vigorous.
- adjective Used as an intensive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A method of curing herring; roiling. See
rouse , transitive verb, 6. - Having power to rouse, excite, or astonish; surprisingly great, swift, violent, forcible, lively, or the like: as, a rousing fire; a rousing pace; a rousing meeting; a rousing lie or oath.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having power to awaken or excite; exciting.
- adjective colloq. Very great; violent; astounding.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective That
rouses orexcites - verb Present participle of
rouse .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of arousing
- adjective rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading
- adjective capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement
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Examples
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Leila Abu Saba posts a statement by Israeli activist, Shulamit Aloni, read at the Saturday Gaza protest, which she described as a rousing speech.
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Anyone who can preach what you call rousing sermons is considered
The Seaboard Parish, Complete George MacDonald 1864
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Nor could he wait the hour designated; for he was fifteen minutes ahead of time in rousing his guest.
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Jan. 8th, 2010 04: 06 pm (UTC) "The emotions rise from the subtext and take center-stage in rousing number after number until my ability to respond to rousing music kind of numbed out ..."
Ragtime deliasherman 2010
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The emotions rise from the subtext and take center-stage in rousing number after number until my ability to respond to rousing music kind of numbed out -- although that may have been because I found the music bland -- except for those based most directly on actual ragtime, which were much fresher than the over-wrought ballads and anthems of the rest.
Ragtime deliasherman 2010
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Nor could he wait the hour designated; for he was fifteen minutes ahead of time in rousing his guest.
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People, normally who at this early afternoon hour are just now rousing from the midday sun-induced stupor, seem today to have been infected with some the electricity crackling through the air and scamper about trying finish up any last business.
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Tiger Woods, who won the last two PGA Championships in rousing fashion, is at an unassuming 1-under par and won't challenge for the title this year.
USATODAY.com - Bumbling Tiger showing only glimpses of former self 2001
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Toledo opened the Tom Amstutz era in rousing fashion as Chester
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Inman's eyes and the long wound at his neck drew them, and the sound of their wings and the touch of their feet were soon more potent than a yardful of roosters in rousing a man to wake.
hernesheir commented on the word rousing
Ruzuzu: note the CD citation regarding herring. Can't comment on your herring list or profile in Wordnik's current state.
September 15, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word rousing
Thank you, hernesheir! *added*
September 15, 2011