Rousing definition |Dictionary.com

Related Searches

on Ask.com

rabble rousing

rousing the lion

Browse Nearby Entries

rous, (francis) peyt...

Rous, Francis Peyton

rous, peyton

rousing

Sponsored Links Rousing - Cheap Prices
Save on Rousing! Find the Best Value Fast with Trusted Sellers.
www.NexTag.com

6 dictionary results for: Rousing

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

rous·ing

[rou-zing] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

1.	exciting; stirring: a rousing song.

2.	active or vigorous: a rousing campaign.

3.	brisk; lively: a rousing business.

4.	exceptional; extraordinary: a rousing lie.

[Origin: 1635–45; rouse¹ + -ing²

]

—Related forms

rous·ing·ly, adverb

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

Sponsored Links Rousing - Cheap Prices
Save on Rousing! Find the Best Value Fast with Trusted Sellers.
www.NexTag.com

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

rouse1

[rouz] Pronunciation Key, verb, roused, rous·ing, noun

–verb (used with object)

1.	to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.

2.	to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger.

3.	to cause (game) to start from a covert or lair.

4.	Nautical. to pull by main strength; haul.

–verb (used without object)

5.	to come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, apathy, depression, etc.

6.	to start up from a covert or lair, as game.

–noun

7.	a rousing.

8.	a signal for rousing; reveille.

[Origin: 1480–90 in sense “(of a hawk) to shake the feathers”; 1525–35 for def. 3; orig. uncert.

]

—Related forms

rous·ed·ness

[rou-zid-nis] Pronunciation Key, noun

rouser, noun

—Synonyms 1. arouse, stir, excite, animate, stimulate, awaken, kindle, inflame, fire. 1, 2. See incite. 2. provoke, anger.

—Antonyms 1, 2. lull, calm, pacify.

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

rouse   (rouz) Pronunciation Key
v.   roused, rous·ing, rous·es

v.   tr.

To arouse from slumber, apathy, or depression.
To excite, as to anger or action; stir up. See Synonyms at provoke.

v. intr.

To awaken.
To become active.

n. The act or an instance of arousing.

[Middle English rousen, to shake the feathers: used of a hawk, perhaps from Old French reuser, ruser, to repel, push back, from Vulgar Latin *recūsāre, from Latin, to refuse; see recuse.]

rous'er n.

(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

rous·ing (rou'zĭng) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Inducing enthusiasm or excitement; stirring: a rousing sermon.
Lively; vigorous: a rousing march tune.
Used as an intensive: a rousing lie.

rous'ing·ly adv.

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

rousing
adjective
1.	capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues"
2.	rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading; "tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation"
noun
1.	the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions" [syn: arousal]