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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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Zelda’s barking roused Brunkow’s husband, Ross Colquhoun.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Despite an innate gift for melodic beauty and a bedraggled voice that would rouse itself to startling intensity, he was often derailed by substance abuse issues and a deluge of releases that were clearly in need of an editor or A&R executive to prune.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
In fact, the execs laid out the stakes very clearly, offering the kind of robust free-speech defenses that would rouse us today.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
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Verb
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
Zelda’s barking roused Brunkow’s husband, Ross Colquhoun.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Despite an innate gift for melodic beauty and a bedraggled voice that would rouse itself to startling intensity, he was often derailed by substance abuse issues and a deluge of releases that were clearly in need of an editor or A&R executive to prune.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
In fact, the execs laid out the stakes very clearly, offering the kind of robust free-speech defenses that would rouse us today.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 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 17 Oct. 2025.
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