roused; rousing
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2
archaic
: to cause to break from cover
rouser
noun
: an act or instance of rousing
especially
: an excited stir
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.
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
After a rousing verbal crescendo about 16 minutes into his speech, the crowd rose to its feet and delivered a standing ovation.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2025
There was nothing anticlimactic at all about Giddens’ rousing closing set with her own Old Time Band, which is currently out on tour.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 21 June 2025
In one rousing moment, she and her combatant greedily grab and smash plate after plate after plate on each other’s heads.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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Verb
But they didn’t get cheated this spring, not with three rousing blasts from the past: Against the Pistons, against the Celtics, against the Pacers.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
After a rousing verbal crescendo about 16 minutes into his speech, the crowd rose to its feet and delivered a standing ovation.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2025
There was nothing anticlimactic at all about Giddens’ rousing closing set with her own Old Time Band, which is currently out on tour.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 21 June 2025
In one rousing moment, she and her combatant greedily grab and smash plate after plate after plate on each other’s heads.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rouse. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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