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- a rousing rendition of our national anthem
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- during the heat wave stores were doing a rousing business in air conditioners
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rousing
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of rousing (Entry 2 of 2)
- the honking horns roused her from a deep sleep
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- I finally roused around noon, after going to bed very late
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- catnapping,
- conking (off or out),
- dozing,
- dropping off,
- napping,
- nodding,
- resting,
- sleeping,
- slumbering,
- snoozing
- bedding (down),
- couching,
- dossing (down)
- [chiefly British],
- flopping,
- kipping (down)
- [British],
- retiring,
- sacking out,
- turning in
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“Rousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rousing. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of rousing was in 1576
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