roused; rousing
1
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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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Jamie Bell, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller as well as Cosmo Jarvis and Woody Norman have joined the rousing forces of The Uprising, Paul Greengrass’s period drama being made by Focus Features.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Djokovic raced onto it, flicked the ball down the line, and still won the point, rousing himself and the crowd with a finger to the ear.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
After delivering his version of a rousing speech at a companywide presentation for a new project in Canton, Ohio, Ron suffers a modest embarrassment in front of his colleagues and his boss, Jeff (Lou Diamond Phillips).
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The development could set the two party leaders in the House up for a rousing debate over the government shutdown, which entered its 15th day on Wednesday.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Jamie Bell, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller as well as Cosmo Jarvis and Woody Norman have joined the rousing forces of The Uprising, Paul Greengrass’s period drama being made by Focus Features.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Djokovic raced onto it, flicked the ball down the line, and still won the point, rousing himself and the crowd with a finger to the ear.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
After delivering his version of a rousing speech at a companywide presentation for a new project in Canton, Ohio, Ron suffers a modest embarrassment in front of his colleagues and his boss, Jeff (Lou Diamond Phillips).
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rouse
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rouse. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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