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roose


roose

verb \ˈrüz\

Definition of ROOSE

transitive verb
chiefly dialect
: praise

Origin of ROOSE

Middle English rosen, from Old Norse hrōsa
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Dialect Terms

bespoke, boughten, lave, muchacho, nigh, spunk, thunk, toboggan

Rhymes with ROOSE

blues, booze, bruise, choose, cruise, cruse, Druze, flews, fuse, lose, Meuse, muse, news, ooze, Ouse, ruse, schmooze, snooze, trews, use, whose

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