roused; rousing
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2
archaic
: to cause to break from cover
1
: to become aroused : awaken
rousing late on a Saturday
2
: to become stirred
… before she could rouse from this insult …—
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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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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
As his invocations crescendoed, so did the music behind him and the Legacy Mass Choir broke into a rousing gospel performance to start the homegoing services.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
That seemed like the kind of rousing, big-picture finish on which the president might have ended day two of combat operations.
—Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
There’s a rabble-rousing politician with grievances galore.
—Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The audience isn’t ready to say goodbye to her rabble-rousing activist Perfidia Beverly Hills.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
As his invocations crescendoed, so did the music behind him and the Legacy Mass Choir broke into a rousing gospel performance to start the homegoing services.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
That seemed like the kind of rousing, big-picture finish on which the president might have ended day two of combat operations.
—Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
There’s a rabble-rousing politician with grievances galore.
—Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rouse. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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