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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kaete O’Connell / Made By History, TIME, 22 May 2024
The bootleg also roused a crowd singalong when the trio dropped it during their 2023 Coachella headlining set.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 May 2024
Langley closed her remarks by quoting from Viola Davis’ rousing speech at the 2022 ceremony.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 May 2024
The rousing auction — the fundraising part of the fundraiser — included a lot of one-of-a-kind items.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Happily, the headlining set by Beck provided a rousing conclusion to the 2024 edition of Wonderfront.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
The teacher is leading his classmates in a rousing rendition of a classic.
—Nurith Aizenman, NPR, 12 May 2024
And Edwards is the type of player to react to poor play with a rousing response his next time out.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2024
Celebration turns to silent despondency, as the movie’s rousing highs are replaced by a purgatorial limbo, as though time were standing still.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 9 May 2024
Verb
Seventy-five years later, however, images of floating piers and airdrops engender a far different response from the rousing support Americans expressed during the Berlin Blockade.
—Kaete O’Connell / Made By History, TIME, 22 May 2024
The bootleg also roused a crowd singalong when the trio dropped it during their 2023 Coachella headlining set.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 May 2024
Langley closed her remarks by quoting from Viola Davis’ rousing speech at the 2022 ceremony.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 May 2024
The rousing auction — the fundraising part of the fundraiser — included a lot of one-of-a-kind items.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Happily, the headlining set by Beck provided a rousing conclusion to the 2024 edition of Wonderfront.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
The teacher is leading his classmates in a rousing rendition of a classic.
—Nurith Aizenman, NPR, 12 May 2024
And Edwards is the type of player to react to poor play with a rousing response his next time out.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2024
Celebration turns to silent despondency, as the movie’s rousing highs are replaced by a purgatorial limbo, as though time were standing still.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 9 May 2024
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“Rouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rouse. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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