rouse
1to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger.
to cause (game) to start from a covert or lair.
Nautical Now Rare. to pull by main strength; haul.
to come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, apathy, depression, etc.
to start up from a covert or lair, as game.
a rousing.
a signal for rousing; reveille.
Origin of rouse
1synonym study For rouse
Other words for rouse
Opposites for rouse
Other words from rouse
- rous·ed·ness [rou-zid-nis], /ˈraʊ zɪd nɪs/, noun
- rouser, noun
- un·roused, adjective
Other definitions for rouse (2 of 2)
Archaic. a carouse.
Obsolete. a bumper of liquor.
Origin of rouse
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How to use rouse in a sentence
This is because, to the rabble-rousers Reed can manage to convene these days, Priebus is Da Man.
He was quickly apprehended by the cops, who lined the street and kept rabble rousers on the sidewalks.
The Renegade Parade: New York City’s Halloween Party Survives | Lizzie Crocker, Caitlin Dickson | November 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is we who are the true rousers of the people; we, the poets and romancers, who are the source of all legitimate power.
Tales from Blackwood | VariousThe trouble is that we've got enough demagogues, publicity hounds, and rabble-rousers to make the secret impossible to keep.
Highways in Hiding | George Oliver SmithYou might be able to shut me up, but it'll take a lot more than a bunch of rabble rousers to shut up the Solar Guard!
The Revolt on Venus | Carey Rockwell
Our heroes, rousers of the thundering tempest of swords, glutted the swift, sable-clad birds of prey in Scotland.
Now let's give three more rousers for the substitute fireman of Ninety-four engine!
An Amateur Fireman | James Otis
British Dictionary definitions for rouse (1 of 2)
/ (raʊz) /
to bring (oneself or another person) out of sleep, unconsciousness, etc, or (of a person) to come to consciousness in this way
(tr) to provoke, stir, or excite: to rouse someone's anger
rouse oneself to become active or energetic
hunting to start or cause to start from cover: to rouse game birds
(intr) falconry (of hawks) to ruffle the feathers and cause them to stand briefly on end (a sign of contentment)
(raʊs) (intr foll by on) Australian to speak scoldingly or rebukingly (to)
mainly US another term for reveille
Origin of rouse
1Derived forms of rouse
- rousedness (ˈraʊzɪdnɪs), noun
British Dictionary definitions for rouse (2 of 2)
/ (raʊz) /
Origin of rouse
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