roused; rousing
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archaic
: to cause to break from cover
rouser
noun
: an act or instance of rousing
especially
: an excited stir
Synonyms
Examples of rouse in a Sentence
Verb
I've been unable to rouse her.
I was so tired I could barely rouse myself to prepare dinner.
These animals are dangerous when roused.
She was roused to anger by their indifference.
Recent Examples on the Web
Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
The pacing slackens somewhat around the two-thirds point, then rallies for separate climaxes sentimental (when Greg finally visits his father’s deathbed) and rousing (as the Grand Canyon is reached), both handled with moving restraint rather than heavy-handed melodrama or inspirational uplift.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
His inflammatory language on immigration has brought condemnation from opponents, while rousing supporters.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Indeed, proceedings were so rousing that when, shortly before the start of Act II, members of the audience were invited to do a little jig on stage, Kravitz couldn’t resist getting up and joining in.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
The face of the man roused from sleep was rawly aggrieved, accusing.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
After watching the film, some Hindus made rousing speeches and Islamophobic comments in movie halls.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
Strange ambitions were roused: Johnny and June Carter Cash tried opening Cash Country, a theater and theme park; Guns N’ Roses inquired about local dates.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
From the percolating guitar lines of Peruvian cumbia and the rousing trumpets of Mexican ranchera to the misty melodrama of Argentine prog and the sassy elegance of Puerto Rican salsa, here are 15 Latin albums from 1974 to discover/rediscover, and cherish.
—Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 16 Apr. 2024
Verb
There was something in this world that could rouse me, something that lightened the darkness.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
The pacing slackens somewhat around the two-thirds point, then rallies for separate climaxes sentimental (when Greg finally visits his father’s deathbed) and rousing (as the Grand Canyon is reached), both handled with moving restraint rather than heavy-handed melodrama or inspirational uplift.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
His inflammatory language on immigration has brought condemnation from opponents, while rousing supporters.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Indeed, proceedings were so rousing that when, shortly before the start of Act II, members of the audience were invited to do a little jig on stage, Kravitz couldn’t resist getting up and joining in.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
The face of the man roused from sleep was rawly aggrieved, accusing.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
After watching the film, some Hindus made rousing speeches and Islamophobic comments in movie halls.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
Strange ambitions were roused: Johnny and June Carter Cash tried opening Cash Country, a theater and theme park; Guns N’ Roses inquired about local dates.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
From the percolating guitar lines of Peruvian cumbia and the rousing trumpets of Mexican ranchera to the misty melodrama of Argentine prog and the sassy elegance of Puerto Rican salsa, here are 15 Latin albums from 1974 to discover/rediscover, and cherish.
—Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rouse. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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