SINCE 1828
arousing
adjective
arous·ing
| \ ə-ˈrau̇-ziŋ
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Definition of arousing
: causing stimulation to a state of excitement
especially
: sexually exciting
sexually arousing materials He found the smell of her perfume arousing. — Irvine Welsh The strip was called Male Call, and it featured the most arousing woman of my young life: Miss Lace. — Pete Hamill
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