Rousing

//ˈɹaʊzɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which somebody or something is roused.

    "Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both. Disposables can save parents repeated nighttime rousings or frequent sheet changes."

  2. 2
    the act of arousing wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of rouse form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That rouses or excites.

    "rousing music"

Adjective
  1. 1
    rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading wordnet
  2. 2
    capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
arousalprovocativestirringactivatingalertalluring

Example

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"The concert was a rousing success."

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rabble-rousing

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